Import WordPress posts/comments using FTP?

  • nikkikrish

    (@nikkikrish)


    17 years ago

    I know WordPress has the option to import posts and comments which have been exported from another WordPress blog. However, I have problems setting up the necessary write permissions for the uploads directory and rather than leaving my blog open to hackers, I would prefer to import my blog by FTP – is this possible?

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  • SimonJ

    (@simonj)

    Hola nikkikrish

    The short answer is no. With the WP import function, you must leave the importer uploads the xml file for you… There is no way to upload it by yourself via FTP… The import function only gives you the possibility to browse and choose a file on your computer.

    What problem do you have with the directory permission ?

    Any decent ftp client will give you the possibility to chmod the “uploads” directory in wp-content/ with the right permission.

    Then, after, if you feel insecure about this permission, just set it back the way you want…

    But, if you use the file uploads function of WP, you will still need to leave it at 755 or 777…

    https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Changing_File_Permissions

    S.

    The main problem with that wordpress import routine is that it simply do not works unless you have 3 or 4 posts. Try it with 10,000 posts. Try it with 900,000 posts, as I am trying for a week.

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