Title: Import error
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Import error

 *  Resolved [Mike](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mchlsync/)
 * (@mchlsync)
 * [18 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-error-3/)
 * I’m getting this error below in importing… why?
 * **Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 33554432 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate
   344910 bytes) in C:\xampp\htdocs\wordpress\wp-admin\import\wordpress.php on line
   125**

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 *  [MichaelH](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelh/)
 * (@michaelh)
 * [18 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-error-3/#post-636406)
 * Could try increasing PHP memory.
 * See [http://www.webmasterworld.com/forum88/6304.htm](http://www.webmasterworld.com/forum88/6304.htm)
   for two methods to increase PHP memory.
 *  Thread Starter [Mike](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mchlsync/)
 * (@mchlsync)
 * [18 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-error-3/#post-636415)
 * thanks .. it works… i was updating the php.ini in wrong path.. (C:\xampp\php\
   php.ini is wrong one.. ) I should have updated the php.ini file under C:\xampp\
   apache\bin\. 🙂
 * thanks a lot for your help.. Michael..

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 * Last reply from: [Mike](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mchlsync/)
 * Last activity: [18 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-error-3/#post-636415)
 * Status: resolved

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