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Ok is there anything other than installing the LJ plugin(and config it) and the XML-RPC plugin that I have to do to make the LJ update plugin work?

Been banging on this for a few days now, it hates me.

Actually you don't even need the XML-RPC plugin, as the LJ plugin only acts as outgoing XML-RPC. I don't use LJ, but from what I've heard the plugin works...

Did you check if your webserver allows sending XML-RPC requests? Try to fetch an image over the web, or try to send a trackback to another blog - does that work? If not, this will mean your webserver is blocking traffic...

Regards,
Garvin

Ok its not my host blocking anything. So my question now is, is where is XML-RPC enabled on a server? php.ini? My host (aplus.net) is willing to change whatever I need, their techs are just complete idiots and need to have instructions written out for them.

Usually the XML-RPC files are loaded, as your server does not need to have it enabled - XMLRPC for LiveJournal Update is only used as a client.

If you can give me FTP/s9y account credentials to your host I could debug and see what's going wrong? If you want to take this offer, please contact me via PM or email.

Regards,
Garvin

I'm having problems getting this to work as well, Gavin.

When I use "http://www.livejournal.com" or just "www.livejournal.com", the error is error 13: permission denied. If I try to feed it something like "www.livejournal.com/interface/xmlrpc", I get error 22: invalid arguement.

Has anyone else experienced issues with this plugin?

I think you must activate your LiveJournal Account to be available via XML-RPC - the permission denied errors comes from Livejournal. Sadly I don't use LJ and have no account, so I don't know how or if it needs configuration.

I only know this plugin works for some people (BTW, only use www.livejournal.com, no path and no http://)

Regards,
Garvin

Garvin thanks for messing around with mine to help me out with this problem.

Any chance you could tell us who you know is using this plugin and has it working. I have gone through every setting in LJ and found nothing that has anything to do with it.

I works for me. Try checking your password.
Basically, my steps for installing were:
Download, extract, install, configure, use.
The server should be www.livejournal.com (unless you use something else). Again, double-check your username and password, you may've made a typo.

Ok then, it 100% has to be something to do with the host (kode is on the same one).