[Mediawiki-l] incomplete import

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Emanuele D'Arrigo wrote:
> Greetings,
> 
> I'm trying to import a file of approx 1 Megabyte (1014 KB to be precise)
> but the import stops around 20% of the way and returns a blank page.
> I've been able to exclude a few things:
> 
> 1) this isn't a problem with the import: it works with other (smaller) files.
> 2) it isn't a problem with PHP limits: they are set to 2 MB
> 3) it isn't a problem with the hidden input field, also set to 2MB
> 4) it isn't a problem with the content of the file: the import stops at
> around 20% of the way, but not on the same page every time.
> 
> Am I missing something?
> Could it be a webserver timeout?
> Could it be a MySQL timeout?
> 
> Thanks for your help.
> 
> Manu
A php timeout?
http://www.php.net/set_time_limit

For importing files, it's better to use a command line script (which 
will also be faster).