Title: Uncaught Error while importing users
Last modified: August 23, 2018
---
# Uncaught Error while importing users
* Resolved [xenator](https://wordpress.org/support/users/xenator/)
* (@xenator)
* [7 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uncaught-error-while-importing-users/)
* Hi!
* When I import users via cron and trigger the cron via curl, I get the following
error:
* Fatal error: Uncaught Error: [] operator not supported for strings in /
usr/local/httpd/lvbb.bdmp.de/htdocs/wp-content/plugins/import-users-from-csv-
with-meta/importer.php:337
Stack trace: #0 /usr/local/httpd/lvbb.bdmp.de/htdocs/
wp-content/plugins/import-users-from-csv-with-meta/import-users-from-csv-with-
meta.php(320): acui_import_users(‘/usr/local/http…’, Array, 0, true, false) #
1 /usr/local/httpd/lvbb.bdmp.de/htdocs/wp-content/plugins/import-users-from-csv-
with-meta/import-users-from-csv-with-meta.php(502): acui_fileupload_process(Array,
true) #2 /usr/local/httpd/lvbb.bdmp.de/htdocs/wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php(286):
acui_cron_process() #3 /usr/local/httpd/lvbb.bdmp.de/htdocs/wp-includes/class-
wp-hook.php(310): WP_Hook->apply_filters(”, Array) #4 /usr/local/httpd/lvbb.bdmp.
de/htdocs/wp-includes/plugin.php(515): WP_Hook->do_action(Array) #5 /usr/local/
httpd/lvbb.bdmp.de/htdocs/wp-cron.php(126): do_action_ref_array(‘acui_cron_proce…’,
Array) #6 {main} thrown in /usr/local/httpd/lvbb.bdmp.de/htdocs/wp-content/
plugins/import-users-from-csv-with-meta/importer.php on line 337
* It seems there is problem in the importer.php, but I have no clue how to fix
this.
* Thanks and regards
Sebastian
Viewing 2 replies - 1 through 2 (of 2 total)
* Thread Starter [xenator](https://wordpress.org/support/users/xenator/)
* (@xenator)
* [7 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uncaught-error-while-importing-users/#post-10618130)
* Ok I’ve found the problem 🙂
* In importer.php you’re “initializing” the role variable with an empty string:
$role = “”; (line 178).
* But later on in line 337 you’re using [] to add the first element hence use it
like an array. This does not work:
* $role[] = $role;
* This leads to an exception on PHP7.x (I guess it should also in earlier versions
of PHP?)
* Use $role = array(); instead of $role = “”; and it works just fine!
* Regards
Sebastian
- This reply was modified 7 years, 9 months ago by [xenator](https://wordpress.org/support/users/xenator/).
* Plugin Author [Javier Carazo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/carazo/)
* (@carazo)
* [7 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uncaught-error-while-importing-users/#post-10620227)
* Thanks for reporting this bug.
* I have just fixed it and added to a new version.
* ```
if( !is_array( $role ) ){
$role_tmp = $role;
$role = array();
$role[] = $role_tmp;
}
```
* I have mentioned this thread in the readme.
* Thanks for being such a good user 🙂
Viewing 2 replies - 1 through 2 (of 2 total)
The topic ‘Uncaught Error while importing users’ is closed to new replies.
* 
* [Import and export users and customers](https://wordpress.org/plugins/import-users-from-csv-with-meta/)
* [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/import-users-from-csv-with-meta/#faq)
* [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/import-users-from-csv-with-meta/)
* [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/import-users-from-csv-with-meta/active/)
* [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/import-users-from-csv-with-meta/unresolved/)
* [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/import-users-from-csv-with-meta/reviews/)
* 2 replies
* 2 participants
* Last reply from: [Javier Carazo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/carazo/)
* Last activity: [7 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/uncaught-error-while-importing-users/#post-10620227)
* Status: resolved