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1. davetrow
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   I saw this (or similar problems) mentioned several times when I search, but couldn't find a resolution. I've installed WP on my home Ubuntu server (Dapper). Here's the sequence of events.

   1) Tried to import some old Movable Type posts. Got the following error message:

   Unable to create directory /var/www/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/01

   2) Changed the permissions on /var/www/blog/wp-content to 777

   Tried again, and got (one time) an error message about exceeding memory allocation (or something, can't reproduce it now). I assume this means that with a server with only 512 Mb of memory, I have to chop my MT import file into smaller pieces.

   Tried again with a smaller file. Firefox asked me what program I want to use to open admin.php.

   Changed the permissions back, just in case.

   Tried again. Firefox still asks me what program I want to use to open admin.php.

   Help!

2. davetrow
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   Never mind. I figured out that this, too, is a memory problem. With smaller files it works. Need to upgrade the server, obviously!

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