Hi Blueweekend

When I click on MT importer link it shows

First, choose a file to import (.TXT files from the b2evolution base directory):

You either trying to import in old b2evo version or you read outdated docs.

What you should do is install b2evo-2.4.2 and then use WordPress or MT Importer

Check the demo http://demo1.b2evolution.net/stable/admin.php?login=admin&pwd=demopass&ctrl=tools

I have b2evo 2.4.2 installed. The docs I read are the ones here.

I changed the wordpress xml file ending to txt.

The MT importer says it cannot read it.

The WP importer says 'WordPress database name is incorrect' but it is for wp 2.6, not 2.3.

I double checked the exported from phpmyadmin wordpress file, and I have the database name correct.

I have 2 small blogs, I can retype them.

But I have 2 very large blogs, the export file is over 2 megs. Being able to just import them would same me weeks of typing.

I've never import posts in b2evo from MT or Wordpress, try importers again or wait for somebody who knows how to help you.

Good luck

I haven't seen any updates on this for a few months and I want to move my files to b2e (latest release.) I have both a wordpress xml file export file and a wordpress database back up. What I am looking for is a way to import without having to go through MT, or if I need to run the database converter to go from wp2.6 to B2E.

Most of the responses here haven't been updated since July, and I am hoping to find some information that is more recent.

The Wordpress importer needs a database (not a SQL dump), it reads the posts directly from the Wordpress database. You have to fill in the MySQL user name etc. you use in your Wordpress installation (see the WP config file).

I'm not sure if the importer works with WP 2.6, though.

After much struggle with the importers and several blogging and CMS platforms I went back to WordPress. I was able to use an excellent plug-in to give me a simple interface to access MySQL and import the zip file of my WordPress database.

Someday, I may go to B2E, but there was no way I wanted to struggle anymore with saving my old posts. I had too many other sites linking to me and I was losing traffic.

I like the multi-blog feature, but I had no interest in starting all over from scratch.

Hum... Maybe we should upgrade the importer to wordpress 2.6 :)