Title: Database import failed
Last modified: January 7, 2019

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# Database import failed

 *  Resolved [evoice](https://wordpress.org/support/users/evoice/)
 * (@evoice)
 * [7 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-import-failed-2/)
 * Hi,
 * I’ve tried your plugin, and I guess i did everything correctly.
 * 1. I’ve exported the old website
    2. Made a fresh wordpress installation 3. Bypass
   the media library limit and upload the zip file 4. Enabled the zip Extension 
   on server
 * I arrived at 50% import but then I got a message “Database import failed”.
 * My guess is that the sql version is older than the one I am trying to export.
   Is there a way to export the db with a old sql compatibily mode?
 * Thanks for the help!

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 *  Plugin Author [WebToffee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webtoffee/)
 * (@webtoffee)
 * [7 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-import-failed-2/#post-11067160)
 * Hi [@evoice](https://wordpress.org/support/users/evoice/),
 * Please mention the php, MySQL and WordPress version you are migrating from and
   the configuration of the importing site.
 * As a workaround to get the migration done, you can do the database migration 
   from your phpmyadmin.

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 * Last activity: [7 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-import-failed-2/#post-11067160)
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