Title: [Plugin: WordPress Move] Uploading zip and sql files…failed Last modified: August 20, 2016 --- # [Plugin: WordPress Move] Uploading zip and sql files…failed * Resolved [joshkellman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joshkellman/) * (@joshkellman) * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-move-uploading-zip-and-sql-filesfailed/) * Hello, * I am unable to upload the zip and sql files into the wordpress-move/backups directory. * Connecting to 216.70.97.116:21… Success! Logging in as teamlogicit using password… Success! Starting uploading files… DBBackup-13318633261.sql is being uploaded… Failed! Backup-13318633291.zip is being uploaded… Failed! Backup-13318633312. zip is being uploaded… Failed! Backup-13318633313.zip is being uploaded… Failed! Backup-13318633324.zip is being uploaded… Failed! Backup-13318633335.zip is being uploaded… Failed! Backup-13318633336.zip is being uploaded… Failed! Backup-13318633347. zip is being uploaded… Failed! Backup-13318633358.zip is being uploaded… Failed! Backup-13318633359.zip is being uploaded… Failed! Backup-133186333610.zip is being uploaded… Failed! Backup-133186333711.zip is being uploaded… Failed! Backup- 133186333712.zip is being uploaded… Failed! Backup-133186333813.zip is being uploaded… Failed! Backup-133186333914.zip is being uploaded… Failed! Uploading files is completed with 15 errors… Closing the FTP connection… * I can upload these files in other directories. * Please let me know what I am doing wrong. * Thank you * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-move/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-move/) Viewing 2 replies - 1 through 2 (of 2 total) * Plugin Author [Mert Yazıcıoğlu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/merty/) * (@merty) * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-move-uploading-zip-and-sql-filesfailed/#post-2631651) * Make sure that the FTP user on the target server has the permission to write to `/wp-content/plugins/wordpress-move/backup/ ` directory. You can set its permissions to 777 temporarily, if you are not sure how to give necessary permissions to the FTP user. * [theQxQ](https://wordpress.org/support/users/theqxq/) * (@theqxq) * [13 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-move-uploading-zip-and-sql-filesfailed/#post-2631889) * I had this same problem to, however, for a different reason. ftp has permision to read, write and execute all they want in that directory. * according to apache’s error log “PHP Warning: Unknown: Input variables exceeded 1000. To increase the limit change max_input_vars in php.ini. in Unknown on line 0, referer: [http://localhost/wp-admin/tools.php?page=wpmove&do=migrate”](http://localhost/wp-admin/tools.php?page=wpmove&do=migrate”); Viewing 2 replies - 1 through 2 (of 2 total) The topic ‘[Plugin: WordPress Move] Uploading zip and sql files…failed’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/wordpress-move_be2f30.svg) * [WordPress Move](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-move/) * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-move/#faq) * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wordpress-move/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wordpress-move/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wordpress-move/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wordpress-move/reviews/) * 2 replies * 3 participants * Last reply from: [theQxQ](https://wordpress.org/support/users/theqxq/) * Last activity: [13 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-wordpress-move-uploading-zip-and-sql-filesfailed/#post-2631889) * Status: resolved