Comments on: XML file too big to import

By: Wolfie

Wolfie — Sat, 02 May 2009 07:09:11 +0000

@Princess
I assume that the import.php page would load before you made the changes? And that when you go back to your original .htaccess file it works? I’ve cut and paste your .htaccess file into mine and everything still seems to work. Therefore, it would seem not to be a problem with the .htaccess file but something else on your installation.

As I said in the article, this method may not work for everyone.

By: princess

princess — Sat, 02 May 2009 00:02:18 +0000

Hi there… I edited my .htaccess file, but when I reloaded import.php inside wordpress it returned a 500 error message. I have set my .htaccess like this:

# -FrontPage-
IndexIgnore .htaccess */.??* *~ *# */HEADER* */README* */_vti*

order deny,allow
deny from all
allow from all

order deny,allow
deny from all

AuthName paulforcey.com
AuthUserFile /home/forceyp/public_html/_vti_pvt/service.pwd
AuthGroupFile /home/forceyp/public_html/_vti_pvt/service.grp

# BEGIN WordPress
php_value upload_max_filesize 32M
# END WordPress

is this correct?

By: Wolfie

Wolfie — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 21:13:08 +0000

@jenifleur
Glad you found the article useful. Sorry it didn’t save the hair-pulling

By: jenifleur

jenifleur — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 20:32:03 +0000

Thank you, thank you, thank you! This was a tremendous help. I could have saved myself quite a bit of scalp tissue had I found this before ripping my hair out.

By: Wolfie

Wolfie — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:12:19 +0000

@empressofdrac:
Based on the information you've given me, I have no idea. What process have you gone through? I need to know the steps you've followed so far, and any error messages you're getting to have any chance of offering a solution.

By: empressofdrac

empressofdrac — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 06:19:06 +0000

hi there, the maximum upload file size of my web host is 8,192KB, but why is it that I can't still completely import my posts? empressofdrac's most recent blog post: EmpressOfDrac.Com

By: Wolfie

Wolfie — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:18:33 +0000

This is an odd one. Can one of you send me your XML file so that I can test it with my local installation? Email it to me at wolfieb[at]wolfshowl[dot]com.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:35:51 +0000

Hi there Tammy and Wolfie-
I have the same problem. I uploaded and then imported my XML file.
All my comments are there in the admin panel under comments, BUT they are not showing up on the individual posts that they were originally written for. Each post says “No comments” even though the comments did import. They somehow lost their ‘link’ to their respective posts. Any ideas?
Thanks!
LL

http://www.llworldtour.com

By: Wolfie

Wolfie — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:10:54 +0000

@Tammy:
Sorry Tammy. That one's got me stumped. Provided the comments are present in the XML file, then they should import with the rest of the information from your blog. And I can't think of any reason why they wouldn't be present in the XML file.

By: Tammy

Tammy — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:41:38 +0000

Wolfie – have you had any issues with comments not displaying on the wordpress blog? I’ve just migrated from wordpress.com to my my own domain and all is working well except the comments are in the database, but not displaying…

any advice? Thanks, Tammy

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