wp_remote_get() failed on my wordpress

Posted on May 29, 2016
WordPress LEMP Ubuntu 16.04
Asked by Gamal Farag

i have a setup on a droplet that have ubuntu 16 + nginx + php7 i installed Wordpress and everything was fine, until i installed plugin that connects to some API’s…

the plugin gives me error saying (wp_remote_get() failed. Webservices won’t work with your server. Contact your hosting provider. Error: Could not resolve host: xxx.xxx.xxxx )

so how could i enable wp_remote_get(), i searched a lot till i knew its something related to CURL, which i have installed before and fully functional, any ideas ??

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Nathan Noom • September 9, 2022

Please see this guide and see if it helps:

https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-wordpress-with-nginx-on-ubuntu-12-04

This line fixed it for me: