Unable to load demo content with proper php.ini settings and one-item XML

[brianfogel]

I’ve read a number of posts here about how to import demo content. I assigned the maximum suggested values to the php memory and time and file directives and verified they are being used by looking at output from phpinfo(). I ran the import of the dante_demo-content-alt.xml content. A number of items failed to import. So, to make things as basic as possible, I created a single-item XML file. I tried to import only that. WordPress still says it fails to import that single item. I have verified the XML is valid. It doesn’t seem likely that one item would break the process by overloading the server. What else can I do to make this work?

Here is the XML:

<!-- 3. Install the "WordPress" importer from the list. -->
<!-- 4. Activate & Run Importer. -->
<!-- 5. Upload this file using the form provided on that page. -->
<!-- 6. You will first be asked to map the authors in this export file to users -->
<!--    on the site. For each author, you may choose to map to an -->
<!--    existing user on the site or to create a new user. -->
<!-- 7. WordPress will then import each of the posts, pages, comments, categories, etc. -->
<!--    contained in this file into your site. -->

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	<link>http://dante.swiftideas.net</link>
	<description></description>
	<pubDate>Sun, 17 Nov 2013 21:12:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<link>http://dante.swiftideas.net/?attachment_id=11043</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Oct 2013 14:47:48 +0000</pubDate>
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[David Martin – Support]

Hi,

Do you get any error messages of any sort?

Please open your wp-config.php file and add this: define('WP_MEMORY_LIMIT', '256M');

Thanks,
David

[brianfogel]

David, I was attempting to do this on a shared host and no matter what PHP directives I used it didn’t work. I had read here, there and everywhere that the WordPress importer plugin is problematic and even more so on shared hosts, so I switched gears and did everything from scratch on my own workstation, giving it the recommended higher timeout and memory limits. Here I have full control and plenty of resources to spare. I imported the full demo content and only a few items failed:

Failed to import shop_order_status cancelled
Failed to import shop_order_status completed
Failed to import shop_order_status failed
Failed to import shop_order_status on-hold
Failed to import shop_order_status pending
Failed to import shop_order_status processing
Failed to import shop_order_status refunded

What do you think caused these items to fail?

But overall this was a way better result. It shows that having sufficient privileges and resources under your control is a must for the import process to go smoothly. I plan to develop my site on localhost and later move it wholesale to my host.

[David Martin – Support]

Hi,

Do you have WooCommerce active and installed?

Thanks.

[brianfogel]

WooCommerce and YITH WooCommerce Wishlist were installed and activated when I imported the demo content.

[David Martin – Support]

Please ask your hosting provider to supply you with the error logs regarding this.

– Please also test with Twenty15 active.

Thanks.