# Increase memory limit of mysql server beyond 256M **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [May 7, 2024, 3:34am UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/increase-memory-limit-of-mysql-server-beyond-256m/42738 "2024-05-07T03:34:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
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Hi @hyperterry You should be able to get around this by manually importing the SQL file. The steps from Ben here should work: > [@PHP memory limit error when importing a SQL file in Adminer](https://community.localwp.com/t/php-memory-limit-error-when-importing-a-sql-file-in-adminer/27373/2): > > That error is basically saying that PHP (the underlying software running Adminer) didn’t have enough memory to handle the upload of that SQL file. Are you able to import the site by creating a zip of the sql file along with the wp-content folder? Something like what’s outlined in the “Restoring From Only Local Site files” section of this help doc: [https://localwp.com/help-docs/how-to-import-a-wordpress-site-into-local/](https://localwp.com/help-docs/how-to-import-a-wordpress-site-into-local/) If you do need to manually import the database of a large SQL file, I rec… --- _[View the full topic](https://community.localwp.com/t/increase-memory-limit-of-mysql-server-beyond-256m/42738)._