Title: [Plugin: CSV Importer] Imported 0 posts–directory/file/database/server permissions? Last modified: August 19, 2016 --- # [Plugin: CSV Importer] Imported 0 posts–directory/file/database/server permissions? * [wondergrrl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wondergrrl/) * (@wondergrrl) * [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-csv-importer-imported-0-posts-directoryfiledatabaseserver-permissions/) * Hi there, * Thanks for the great work on this plugin. It’s been a time saver! * The latest version of CSV Importer was working perfectly until moving the the WordPress 2.9.2 instance to a dedicated server. At that time I had to change directory permissions in order to allow media uploads and wonder if this may be the same reason why when I try to import a csv file (including the sample. csv that came with the plugin) the message returned is Imported 0 posts. * Has anyone else encounter this message and were you able to find a fix? Where do I need to look for possible permission issues? * Thank you in advance! * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/csv-importer/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/csv-importer/) Viewing 8 replies - 1 through 8 (of 8 total) * [dvkob](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dvkob/) * (@dvkob) * [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-csv-importer-imported-0-posts-directoryfiledatabaseserver-permissions/#post-1527819) * > The usual suspect is PHP’s safe mode. Check your PHP settings and verify that > scripts are allowed to write to the system’s temporary directory (usually / > tmp on *nix servers). * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/csv-importer/faq/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/csv-importer/faq/) * [creativepickle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/creativepickle/) * (@creativepickle) * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-csv-importer-imported-0-posts-directoryfiledatabaseserver-permissions/#post-1527855) * I am running version 0.3.3, have checked my CSV against the sample, and have made sure safe mode is off. I still get the 0 Posts in 0 seconds fail. Any ideas? * [creativepickle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/creativepickle/) * (@creativepickle) * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-csv-importer-imported-0-posts-directoryfiledatabaseserver-permissions/#post-1527856) * Never mind… I tried OpenOffice instead of Excel, and it worked like a champ. Thanks for the killer plugin. * [hieronymus1981](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hieronymus1981/) * (@hieronymus1981) * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-csv-importer-imported-0-posts-directoryfiledatabaseserver-permissions/#post-1527860) * I have the same problem as you are descibing. Gonna try out that open office. And cheers for this addon m8. * Greetings hieronymus * [hieronymus1981](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hieronymus1981/) * (@hieronymus1981) * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-csv-importer-imported-0-posts-directoryfiledatabaseserver-permissions/#post-1527861) * You tried open office creativepickle, can you please tell me what settings you used. Cause i am using this importer from an affiliate website and for some reason when i press import the i get a blank screen. No message at all. * This is an example feed * title;”link”;”daisycon_unique_id”;”description”;”img_small”;”minimum_price”;” category”;”internal_id”;”priority”;”ean_code”;”brand”;”shipping_costs”;”stock” * AC Ryan Mediaplayer PlayOn DVR HD 1,5TB;”[http://ds1.nl/c/?wi=92486&si=733&li=51264&dl=media-streamer%2Fac-ryan-media-streamer%2Fac-ryan-mediaplayer-playon-dvr-hd-15tb-art-161587.htm%3Fnetwerk%3Ddaisycon&ws=”](http://ds1.nl/c/?wi=92486&si=733&li=51264&dl=media-streamer%2Fac-ryan-media-streamer%2Fac-ryan-mediaplayer-playon-dvr-hd-15tb-art-161587.htm%3Fnetwerk%3Ddaisycon&ws=”);;” Db5e029f0497eb6f59931b46a60b17e3f”;”Full HD DVR1 5TBOnline media collectie”;” [http://www.plasma-discounter.nl/getImage.aspx?imageid=e5c6c3b2-c85e-4c70-be3e-c4c934e0417b”](http://www.plasma-discounter.nl/getImage.aspx?imageid=e5c6c3b2-c85e-4c70-be3e-c4c934e0417b”);;” 319.00″;”Media streamer”;”61587″;””;”8717931013178″;”AC Ryan”;”0.00″;”5″ * When i export this with the open office cal i pick the Unicode utf-8 as mentioned on the FAQ. Using a comma. * Thank you for your help in advance * [creativepickle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/creativepickle/) * (@creativepickle) * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-csv-importer-imported-0-posts-directoryfiledatabaseserver-permissions/#post-1527862) * I used UTF-8 with the comma separator and double-quote text delimiter. But just to be clear, my problem was never a blank screen- the issue I had was that I kept getting “0 posts imported” when I ran the script. * Also, make sure you read the documentation closely and use the correct header row syntax. I missed that the first time, which I think was part of the problem. * Hope that helps! * [adispezio](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adispezio/) * (@adispezio) * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-csv-importer-imported-0-posts-directoryfiledatabaseserver-permissions/#post-1527895) * I had the same issue using Excel 2011 on OSX 10.6.6. Saving a normal csv file produced an “imported 0 posts” dialogue. * SOLUTION: I saved the file using “Windows Comma Separated (.csv)” format (it’s located under Specialty Formats). * [ixwa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ixwa/) * (@ixwa) * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-csv-importer-imported-0-posts-directoryfiledatabaseserver-permissions/#post-1527899) * For OS X/Excel users: adispezio hit on the right solution to use Windows CSV ( from the list of specialty formats) instead of Excel’s native CSV format. 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