wordpress import return admin.php

When importing wordpress to wordpress database, there are several problems I encountered.

1. Unable to create directory "uploads"


2. If your xml file is big, it forces you to download the admin.php after pressing the "Upload file and import" button.

Fixes:

1. change mode of your upload directory to writable (chmod 777 uploads)


2. edit the apache php.ini file to increase the file upload limits
   
   
   
   1. vi /etc/php5/apache2/php.ini
   
   
   2. change "memory_limit" from 8M to 20M, or more
   
   
   3. change "upload_max_filesize" from 5M to 20M, or more
   
   
   4. restart your apache server: /etc/init.d/apache restart
   
   
   
   

After all these modifications, you should be able to import your wordpress xml file. Good luck!