Get error 500 in xmlrpc.php file while using Windows Live Writer with WordPress

I just installed Windows Live Writer and while not a big fan of Windows Live products I wanted to give this program a try, as I figured it would make adding to my Blog a lot easier.

I must say it took some time to get the settings up and working, I kept getting an error “there was error 500 while processing the file xmlrpc.php”. and when looking into it there was no xmlrpc.php file to speak of. In looking online I came across this nice little tip found on WebGuru’s Blog about Digital Life. – thanks mate.

I hope there will be a fix soon. But right now, I will have to force my web server to call the WordPress codes in PHP5 mode.

To do so, just add the following two lines at the beginning of your .htaccess file.

AddType x-mapp-php5 .php
AddHandler x-mapp-php5 .php

If for some reason your .htaccess file is not showing up on the root of your web server you may need to turn on Permalinks. This can be done by going to Settings>Permalinks and changing this to anything but the Default, this will create the .htaccess file

Good luck and happy posting…