Title: Error! Export file..
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Error! Export file..

 *  [eric-](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eric-/)
 * (@eric-)
 * [17 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-export-file/)
 * When I tried to backup my entries today, the message showed up in my browser:
 * > File Not Found
   >  Firefox can’t find the file at [http://www.ericzhu.com/bloge/wp-admin/export.php?author=all&submit=Download+Export+File&download=true](http://www.ericzhu.com/bloge/wp-admin/export.php?author=all&submit=Download+Export+File&download=true).
 * I previously imported old files into my blog, but now I cannot export them.

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 *  [kubble](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kubble/)
 * (@kubble)
 * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-export-file/#post-851770)
 * I’m having the same issue. Anyone know what’s wrong or how to begin trouble shooting
   it?
 *  [jjava00](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jjava00/)
 * (@jjava00)
 * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-export-file/#post-851774)
 * Check the error.log file under Apache.
    For me, PHP ran out of memory, and I 
   increased it by going into the php.ini file.
 *  [Derekfox.us](https://wordpress.org/support/users/girthmaxim/)
 * (@girthmaxim)
 * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-export-file/#post-851781)
 * I am working on this issue right now. Does any know how to fix it?
 *  [ctanner](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ctanner/)
 * (@ctanner)
 * [17 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-export-file/#post-851790)
 * I’m having the same problem. I don’t know what to do.
 *  [thearmywife](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thearmywife/)
 * (@thearmywife)
 * [16 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-export-file/#post-851852)
 * has anyone figured this out? it’s now happening to my website.
 *  [ericfriedman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ericfriedman/)
 * (@ericfriedman)
 * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-export-file/#post-851860)
 * This is happening to me as well – any updates
 *  [djarotstudio](https://wordpress.org/support/users/djarotstudio/)
 * (@djarotstudio)
 * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-export-file/#post-851862)
 * Here ‘s an update. Ran into the same exact problem, and..
 * It ‘s positive, it ‘s a memory issue. Just like what jjava00 said above, increase
   the memory_limit.
 * – File to edit : php.ini
    – Line to edit : 232 – string : memory_limit = 32MB.*
   If you can’t find it on line 232, search for this string memory_limit, you ‘ll
   get there for sure.
 * Not sure if each hosting has the same default setup, but my default is 32MB. 
   I increased it to 64MB.
 * Not all of us have this privilege to edit this php.ini file. Including me. I ‘
   m on a shared hosting. So here ‘re what I did:
 * 1. I edit the php.ini of my local apache – set the memory_limit to 64MB. (I use
   appserv)
    2. Upload it to the root of my web dir (www or public_html or htdocs
   or whatever). .. and That ‘s it.
 * The export.php script can then create the xml file we need to download – as now
   there ‘re enough memory resources to do so, and it can be downloaded. Problem
   solved.
 * **NOTES:**
 * Do remember though, I removed it right after the file downloaded successfully,
   as I don’t wanna ruin things that have been set up there and running perfectly
   so far. Mission accomplished, so I removed it. Use it again later on when it ‘
   s needed.
 * I never encourage you guys to leave it up there permanently.
 *  [asdfasdfasdf](https://wordpress.org/support/users/steeroy/)
 * (@steeroy)
 * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-export-file/#post-851864)
 * I’m having the same problem, but increasing the memory limit hasn’t helped. I’ve
   increased it bit by bit up to 256M and I’m still getting the same error!
 * Any other ideas would be greatly appreciated.
 *  [cobrakai](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cobrakai/)
 * (@cobrakai)
 * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-export-file/#post-851865)
 * I’m having this problem as well.
 * Oddly, I have 2 installations of WP on the same host server (different DB, obviously),
   only one is returning a 404 when I try to export. BOTH installations are using
   less than 4mb for DB content, so changing the memory limit is pointless in this
   case.
 * Other than the content, both installations are identical, so why would one export/
   generate correctly and not the other?

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