Title: error 404 wp-admin/admin.php?import=wordpress&step=2
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# error 404 wp-admin/admin.php?import=wordpress&step=2

 *  [leisegang](https://wordpress.org/support/users/leisegang/)
 * (@leisegang)
 * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-404-wp-adminadminphpimportwordpressstep2/)
 * i get an error 404 when trying to import a backup og my posts. wp-admin/admin.
   php?import=wordpress&step=2
 * it goes to the frontpage of the blog. and gives a 404 page. i am using version
   0.6 of the plugin on a multisite.
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-importer/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-importer/)

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 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-404-wp-adminadminphpimportwordpressstep2/#post-2992287)
 * You’re importing into a multisite.
 * Have you turned off all other plugins on that site? You may need to turn off 
   network activated plugins too.
 * Have you switched back to the TwentyEleven theme?
 *  Thread Starter [leisegang](https://wordpress.org/support/users/leisegang/)
 * (@leisegang)
 * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-404-wp-adminadminphpimportwordpressstep2/#post-2992353)
 * i have tried disableing all plugins mu-plugins and all network activated plugins.
 * i have turned off domainmapping but i still get this error.
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-404-wp-adminadminphpimportwordpressstep2/#post-2992365)
 * Just on a lark, can you test importing into a single site somewhere? It may be
   the file you’re importing that’s the problem.
 *  Thread Starter [leisegang](https://wordpress.org/support/users/leisegang/)
 * (@leisegang)
 * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-404-wp-adminadminphpimportwordpressstep2/#post-2992402)
 * when running it on a CLEAN wp install i get a 500 internal server error. :S
 *  Thread Starter [leisegang](https://wordpress.org/support/users/leisegang/)
 * (@leisegang)
 * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-404-wp-adminadminphpimportwordpressstep2/#post-2992403)
 * BTW here is my phpinfo: [http://bloggbyen.com/phpinfo.php](http://bloggbyen.com/phpinfo.php)
 *  Thread Starter [leisegang](https://wordpress.org/support/users/leisegang/)
 * (@leisegang)
 * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-404-wp-adminadminphpimportwordpressstep2/#post-2992427)
 * i tried some more today. i am still beeing redirectet on a clean install to the
   frontpage with the 404 error
 * Anything i can try [@ipstenu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)?
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-404-wp-adminadminphpimportwordpressstep2/#post-2992440)
 * Sorry, I was off at WordCamp.
 * > when running it on a CLEAN wp install i get a 500 internal server error. :S
 * I’m going to take a guess and say it’s the content you’re trying to import. Something’s
   broken with it.
 *  Thread Starter [leisegang](https://wordpress.org/support/users/leisegang/)
 * (@leisegang)
 * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-404-wp-adminadminphpimportwordpressstep2/#post-2992447)
 * i used a test data plugin to create my dataset so it should work… 10 posts..
 * the importer is not working with this.
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-404-wp-adminadminphpimportwordpressstep2/#post-2992450)
 * > i used a test data plugin to create my dataset so it should work… 10 posts..
 * A what now?
 * If, every time, you attempt to import the _same_ data it fails, on multiple instances,
   then we’re at Occam’s razor here.
 * You can try importing [http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Unit_Test](http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Unit_Test)
   and see if that works to confirm.

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