Title: importing error
Last modified: August 24, 2016

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# importing error

 *  [Volunteer Nimda](https://wordpress.org/support/users/volunteer-nimda/)
 * (@volunteer-nimda)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/importing-error-12/)
 * We have a wordpress multisite, and because of recent (still unresolved) cpu usage
   spikes we exported the archive section of the site to see if this made any difference.
 * As it hasn’t we want to import it again.
 * However we have been unable to import it as we keep getting error messages.
 * This part of the multisite was originally imported from a stand alonge blog so
   we know there was not problem with this.
 * Have recent updates to worpress changed how the import function works as it now
   indicates a plugin which earlier versions didn’t need.
 * We have installed this and are concerned it doesn’t recognise the export file.
 * Or worse still the export did not work which means not only have we lost the 
   archive files, but the back up we make of the multisite will turn out to be worthless.
 * Please note the size of the file is 20,056Kb and the uploader max is set to 64MB.
 * And we were able to import it originally 2 years ago.
 * Can anyone help us resolve this.
 * Thanks

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 *  Thread Starter [Volunteer Nimda](https://wordpress.org/support/users/volunteer-nimda/)
 * (@volunteer-nimda)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/importing-error-12/#post-6166326)
 * Sorry should have added have read and tried these but made no difference:
 * [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-file-upload-limits](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-file-upload-limits)
 * [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/why-still-a-1mb-upload-limit](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/why-still-a-1mb-upload-limit)
 * [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/maximum-upload-file-size-1mb](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/maximum-upload-file-size-1mb)
 * Thanks
 *  Thread Starter [Volunteer Nimda](https://wordpress.org/support/users/volunteer-nimda/)
 * (@volunteer-nimda)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/importing-error-12/#post-6166437)
 * I have resolved this myself, more by accident than skill.
 * It turns out the information about where to upload the php.ini file with file
   size allowed increased should be to wp-admin folder not the public folder.
 * Still not clear why this should need to be done as when site was first set up
   there were no problems with this exact archive file.
 * Can only assume the “update” of wp-importer in fact is not as good as the original
   intergrated system to import and export.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [Volunteer Nimda](https://wordpress.org/support/users/volunteer-nimda/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/importing-error-12/#post-6166437)
 * Status: not resolved

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