Title: Trying to export a course – error
Last modified: May 20, 2026

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# Trying to export a course – error

 *  [Christoph Letmaier](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chrisiwien/)
 * (@chrisiwien)
 * [1 month, 3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/trying-to-export-a-course-error/)
 * Hey,
 * I’m trying to export a course from a local WordPress/LearnDash installation, 
   but I’m getting a 500 error message. I’m using Chrome.
 * **The browser error message says:**
 * “The website at [http://[localName]/wp-admin/admin-post.php?action=export_course&course_id=39663&_wpnonce=070d727683](http://[localName]/wp-admin/admin-post.php?action=export_course&course_id=39663&_wpnonce=070d727683)
   may be temporarily unavailable or may have been permanently moved to a new web
   address.”
 * **The browser console of Chrome says:**
 * GET [http://[localName]/wp-admin/admin-post.php?action=export_course&course_id=39663&_wpnonce=070d727683](http://[localName]/wp-admin/admin-post.php?action=export_course&course_id=39663&_wpnonce=070d727683)
   net::ERR_INVALID_RESPONSE 500 (Internal Server Error)
 * **The php error log shows this:**
 * [20-May-2026 15:11:46 UTC] PHP Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Class “ZipArchive”
   not found in C:\Services\Apache24\htdocs[localName]\wp-content\plugins\easysecure-
   import-export-courses-learndash\vendor\openspout\openspout\src\Spout\Writer\Common\
   Creator\InternalEntityFactory.php:50
   Stack trace: 0 C:\Services\Apache24\htdocs[
   localName]\wp-content\plugins\easysecure-import-export-courses-learndash\vendor\
   openspout\openspout\src\Spout\Writer\Common\Helper\ZipHelper.php(38): OpenSpout\
   Writer\Common\Creator\InternalEntityFactory->createZipArchive() 1 C:\Services\
   Apache24\htdocs[localName]\wp-content\plugins\easysecure-import-export-courses-
   learndash\vendor\openspout\openspout\src\Spout\Writer\XLSX\Helper\FileSystemHelper.
   php(375): OpenSpout\Writer\Common\Helper\ZipHelper->createZip() 2 C:\Services\
   Apache24\htdocs[localName]\wp-content\plugins\easysecure-import-export-courses-
   learndash\vendor\openspout\openspout\src\Spout\Writer\XLSX\Manager\WorkbookManager.
   php(75): OpenSpout\Writer\XLSX\Helper\FileSystemHelper->zipRootFolderAndCopyToStream()
   3 C:\Services\Apache24\htdocs[localName]\wp-content\plugins\easysecure-import-
   export-courses-learndash\vendor\openspout\openspout\src\Spout\Writer\Common\Manager\
   WorkbookManagerAbstract.php(291): OpenSpout\Writer\XLSX\Manager\WorkbookManager-
   >writeAllFilesToDiskAndZipThem() 4 C:\Services\Apache24\htdocs[localName]\wp-
   content\plugins\easysecure-import-export-courses-learndash\vendor\openspout\openspout\
   src\Spout\Writer\WriterMultiSheetsAbstract.php(164): OpenSpout\Writer\Common\
   Manager\WorkbookManagerAbstract->close() 5 C:\Services\Apache24\htdocs[localName]\
   wp-content\plugins\easysecure-import-export-courses-learndash\vendor\openspout\
   openspout\src\Spout\Writer\WriterAbstract.php(241): OpenSpout\Writer\WriterMultiSheetsAbstract-
   >closeWriter() 6 C:\Services\Apache24\htdocs[localName]\wp-content\plugins\easysecure-
   import-export-courses-learndash\export\export.php(218): OpenSpout\Writer\WriterAbstract-
   >close() 7 C:\Services\Apache24\htdocs[localName]\wp-includes\class-wp-hook.php(
   341): handle_single_export_course() 8 C:\Services\Apache24\htdocs[localName]\
   wp-includes\class-wp-hook.php(365): WP_Hook->apply_filters() 9 C:\Services\Apache24\
   htdocs[localName]\wp-includes\plugin.php(522): WP_Hook->do_action() 10 C:\Services\
   Apache24\htdocs[localName]\wp-admin\admin-post.php(82): do_action() 11 {main}
   thrown in C:\Services\Apache24\htdocs[localName]\wp-content\plugins\easysecure-
   import-export-courses-learndash\vendor\openspout\openspout\src\Spout\Writer\Common\
   Creator\InternalEntityFactory.php on line 50
 * **I am using WordPress 6.9.4 with PHP 8.3.27, LearnDash Version 4.10.1**

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 * Last reply from: [Christoph Letmaier](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chrisiwien/)
 * Last activity: [1 month, 3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/trying-to-export-a-course-error/)
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