Title: API Key self hosting problem
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# API Key self hosting problem

 *  [widelux](https://wordpress.org/support/users/widelux/)
 * (@widelux)
 * [17 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-key-self-hosting-problem/)
 * I have followed the instructions and cannot get this to work. I have a self-hosted
   wordpress blog with no api key. Ive been instructed to go here for info
    [http://wordpress.com/api-keys/](http://wordpress.com/api-keys/)
   this tells me to register by signing up for a new account. so I get a key but
   it doesnt apply to my existing account. I get an API key for my new wordpress.
   com account but not my blog. Is there a way to apply my api key from my new account
   to my existing blog?

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 *  [yanayz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yanayz/)
 * (@yanayz)
 * [17 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-key-self-hosting-problem/#post-775865)
 * same here. I’m hosting my blog outside of wordpress.com, and there’s no connection
   between my blog and the API I got from creating an account on wordpress.com.
 * How do you get an API key for an exisitng (non wordpress.com hosted) blog?
 * Thanks!
 *  [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/)
 * (@whooami)
 * [17 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-key-self-hosting-problem/#post-775866)
 * [http://wordpress.com/api-keys/](http://wordpress.com/api-keys/)
 * By following those directions. what “connection” are you seeking? You get the
   api key, you put it into the box on your self hosted blog, and you click the 
   button. Connection made.
 * Its. not. that. hard.
 *  [bernardborealis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bernardborealis/)
 * (@bernardborealis)
 * [17 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-key-self-hosting-problem/#post-775867)
 * Your API key can be used on any wordpress site (well, sorta) You get the API 
   key from wordpress.com and then you use it for any and all of your WordPress 
   Blogs.
 *  [c-media](https://wordpress.org/support/users/c-media/)
 * (@c-media)
 * [17 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-key-self-hosting-problem/#post-775869)
 * Hey I have an APIKey that is nto the problem BUT When i go to register it in 
   my Host wordpresss it it fails. I think this is teh sameproblem that others are
   reporting.
 * The message stats that there is a socket problem and thatmy server can not communicte
   with WordPress’s server. It says contact your host. No more information. I am
   my own host. No information available as to what is wrong just check your settings.
 * $%#^&*^%
 *  [CMedia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cmedia/)
 * (@cmedia)
 * [17 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-key-self-hosting-problem/#post-775873)
 * After a lot of stuffing around and NO-SUPPORT from WP or any help in the WP documentation
   or BB’s I finally worked it out.
 * All I had to do was add a PHP.ini file to the wp-admin directory and review the“
   disable_functions=” options. Simplereally.Why did no one catch on to this. A 
   local PHP.ini file overrides the default which on my server is disabled.
 * All is now working. Thanks but no thanks…
 *  [nitrader](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nitrader/)
 * (@nitrader)
 * [17 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-key-self-hosting-problem/#post-775898)
 * This is crap, the API key works for wordpress.com hosted blogs but not for Self
   Hosted BLogs

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 * Last reply from: [nitrader](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nitrader/)
 * Last activity: [17 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-key-self-hosting-problem/#post-775898)
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