Title: Backup in XML format
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Backup in XML format

 *  [jmiked](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jmiked/)
 * (@jmiked)
 * [16 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backup-in-xml-format/)
 * I crashed a site (machine smoked) and I have rebuilt on 2.9.
 * My exported files are in XML 3 MB plus and 2.9 wants WXR smaller than 2 MB.
 * Is there anyway to convert this?

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 *  [Michael Bishop](https://wordpress.org/support/users/miklb/)
 * (@miklb)
 * [16 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backup-in-xml-format/#post-1317103)
 * you need to edit your php.ini file to allow for larger uploads, this isn’t a 
   WP setting. If you’re not familiar with the php.ini file, you should contact 
   your host.
 *  Thread Starter [jmiked](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jmiked/)
 * (@jmiked)
 * [16 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backup-in-xml-format/#post-1317105)
 * Have to get familiar with it as I am self hosted.
 *  [Michael Bishop](https://wordpress.org/support/users/miklb/)
 * (@miklb)
 * [16 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backup-in-xml-format/#post-1317112)
 * [http://us3.php.net/manual/en/ini.core.php#ini.upload-max-filesize](http://us3.php.net/manual/en/ini.core.php#ini.upload-max-filesize)
   is basically what you need to modify
 *  [henkholland](https://wordpress.org/support/users/henkholland/)
 * (@henkholland)
 * [16 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backup-in-xml-format/#post-1317130)
 * He Jmike, are you sure about the 2MB since 2.8.6 allows me 8MB!
    You can chop
   an xml file in smaller chunks; i did that with Wordpad once, (always leave the
   same beginning and end lines in the new files).

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