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  qalballah · Member · May 29, 2015 at 6:38 pm

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  hello just tried to import my files from qalballah.com to my new wordpress address and it informed me it’s failed

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  alexjgustafson · Member · May 29, 2015 at 7:36 pm

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  I reset the importer – sometimes the import process just gets stuck. Re-attempt the import once more:

  https://qalballah2.wordpress.com/wp-admin/admin.php?import=wordpress

  If it fails again, please let me know and I’ll check the file for errors.

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  qalballah · Member · May 29, 2015 at 8:06 pm

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  OK, thanks!

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  qalballah · Member · May 29, 2015 at 8:44 pm

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  hello it says the import was successful but actually only has my stuff last dated 12 june 2009 … erm… six years are missing?

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  timethief · Member · May 29, 2015 at 8:45 pm

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  qalballah · Member · May 30, 2015 at 3:47 pm

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  anybody?

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  alexjgustafson · Member · May 31, 2015 at 1:47 pm

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  The xml file you uploaded includes 429 posts, and there are 429 posts on your site where the import as ran.

  If posts are missing, they weren’t included in the xml file. Your export on the original site probably didn’t include everything, which can happen with large sites like yours.

  Before trying the export again, take the step of increasing the maximum possible memory available to PHP for the wp-admin screens on your current site.

  Do this by editing the ‘wp-config.php’ file on your site. Before the line that says “That’s all, stop editing! Happy blogging” add this code:

  define( ‘WP_MAX_MEMORY_LIMIT’, ‘384M’ );

  That code sets the memory to 384 Mb instead of the default 256 Mb.

  After that, retry the export and import. It’s possible you’ll need to go even higher than 384, but it’s hard to know the right number without experimenting.

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  qalballah · Member · May 31, 2015 at 2:16 pm

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  ok thanks

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  qalballah · Member · May 31, 2015 at 2:54 pm

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  OK that’s taken it up to beginning of 2012, so just another three years to go! What shall I increase it by this time?

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  alexjgustafson · Member · May 31, 2015 at 4:36 pm

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  Perhaps try 576 Mb?

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  qalballah · Member · May 31, 2015 at 5:44 pm

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  ok it hasn’t increased at all

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  alexjgustafson · Member · May 31, 2015 at 9:26 pm

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  There isn’t particularly a magic number here, it’s just a matter of using enough memory that the export process doesn’t time out, but not so much that it overloads your hosting provider too quickly. Best thing to do is keep re-exporting with slightly higher numbers each time until you get a full file.

  You can also experiment with doing only partial exports (posts, then comments, etc) and importing each separately as well.

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  qalballah · Member · Jun 1, 2015 at 2:37 pm

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  OK it’s sorted now. Thanks so much for your patience and your help!