Title: RSS Error: WP HTTP Error: socket error: 111
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# RSS Error: WP HTTP Error: socket error: 111

 *  [varvaras](https://wordpress.org/support/users/varvaras/)
 * (@varvaras)
 * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rss-error-wp-http-error-socket-error-111/)
 * hi,
 * whenever I try to use the RSS feed widget on my sidebar, it gives a:
    ** RSS 
   Error: WP HTTP Error: socket error: 111 message.
 * does anyone knows how this can be resolved..? is it because of my hosting service
   restrictions or something?

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 * Last reply from: [varvaras](https://wordpress.org/support/users/varvaras/)
 * Last activity: [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rss-error-wp-http-error-socket-error-111/)
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