Installation problem

  • swculp

    (@swculp)


    12 years, 8 months ago

    Im trying to import a .com file to a .org site. When i upload, i dont get the usual lists of posts and then it saying done at the bottom. Im just getting a blank screen with an odd menu at the top.

    I have deleted and re-installed ww.wp.xz.cn several times and also created several copies of the export .com file and no luck.

    I import files like this all the time and have never had this issue. Any thoughts?

    The page im working on is not published, so I took a screen shot and posted in on a page of my personal site so you can see. I dont see anywhere to upload an image here.

    http://www.pointofvuedesign.com/testing-page/?preview=true&preview_id=268&preview_nonce=8e26342dc7

    Any help would be great! I would just purchase the wordpress guided install cause I need this done, but they have a closed notice up.

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  • esmi

    (@esmi)

    12 years, 8 months ago

    How large is your export file?

    Thread Starter swculp

    (@swculp)

    12 years, 8 months ago

    1.69 MB it says

    esmi

    (@esmi)

    12 years, 8 months ago

    That’s probably too large – especially if you’re importing a lot of images from your wp.com site. You rally need to split it down into 2 or 4 separate files using something like http://www.rangerpretzel.com/content/view/20/1/

    Thread Starter swculp

    (@swculp)

    12 years, 8 months ago

    Thank you so much! I will try that!

    Thread Starter swculp

    (@swculp)

    12 years, 8 months ago

    That didnt work either 🙁 When I try to upload again, it gives me the list like it normally does on the inital import, but it says the file already exists even though nothing is showing up.

    Never run into this before.

    esmi

    (@esmi)

    12 years, 8 months ago

    Did you empty the site of all Posts, Pages & Media before you tried importing again?

    Thread Starter swculp

    (@swculp)

    12 years, 8 months ago

    I actually deleted the entire WP install and re-installed it beforehand

    esmi

    (@esmi)

    12 years, 8 months ago

    it says the file already exists

    What file(s) are listed as already existing?

    Thread Starter swculp

    (@swculp)

    12 years, 8 months ago

    all the posts that im trying to import.

    When I try to import them the first time, I get that weird screen that I attached in my initial post. And nothing shows up. If I try to import them a 2nd time, it gives me the list of all the posts and says they already exist. But there is no posts showing up when I go to “posts.”

    esmi

    (@esmi)

    12 years, 8 months ago

    Did you use a fresh database when you re-installed WordPress?

    Thread Starter swculp

    (@swculp)

    12 years, 8 months ago

    I believe so. It said it was creating a new database.

    Thread Starter swculp

    (@swculp)

    12 years, 8 months ago

    so apparently it must actually be importing everything the first time I try, its just not showing up.

    esmi

    (@esmi)

    12 years, 8 months ago

    Can you try another re-install and this time, destroy the old database & set up a new database yourself. Remember, WordPress cannot create any databases. You have to do that.

    Thread Starter swculp

    (@swculp)

    12 years, 8 months ago

    still not working. Would it have to do with the fact that im working on a temporary url?

    would i have better luck purchasing a guided transfer whenever WP is back from their break do you think?

    esmi

    (@esmi)

    12 years, 8 months ago

    What urls did you enter in Settings -> General? The temporary one?

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