# Server Permission Error - Unable to import demo content

**URL:** <https://community.localwp.com/t/server-permission-error-unable-to-import-demo-content/23268>\
**Category:** Support\
**Tags:** mac-big-sur\
**Created:** [December 6, 2020, 7:48am UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/server-permission-error-unable-to-import-demo-content/23268 "2020-12-06T07:48:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![rauw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a6a055/32.png) [@rauw](https://community.localwp.com/u/rauw)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2020, 7:48am UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/server-permission-error-unable-to-import-demo-content/23268/1 "2020-12-06T07:48:22Z")

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**Hey guys!** I’d appreciate your help with the issue below.

**### Issue Summary**

I’m attempting to import demo content into my locally hosted WordPress website from a Theme but keep getting this error come up.

**“It seems to be a problem with your server permissions that denies access to the import.xml file, contact your hosting provider to solve it.”**

**#### Troubleshooting Questions**

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Are you able to achieve the following using Local? and how can we achieve this?  
– all write permissions  
– at least 256 MB of memory in your php.ini ( you can ask it to your server provider )  
– privileges to import all types of files  
– increase the timing

**#### Replication**

I’ve already gotten in touch with the theme owners who have suggested I either use XAMPP or ask on here. So here I am.

I’ve also tried the following from the WordPress forum. However, it only throws more warnings in addition to the error.

> **[It seems to be a problem with your server permissions](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/it-seems-to-be-a-problem-with-your-server-permissions/#post-13702180)**
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> \[This thread is closed.\] I’m trying to install the ThemeForest theme on WordPress and after I installed it and imported the content I…

**#### System Details**

- Which version of Local is being used?  
Local 5.9.3 + 5100

- Operating System (OS) and OS version used?  
macOS Big Sur 11.0.1

- The Plugin used with the demo content is ND-Shortcuts V 6.3

 ![Screen Shot 2020-12-06 at 8.37.40 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/lwpforums/original/2X/9/9e63cb023c706b0e694f0664557642f1f970ade9.png)

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**Author:** ![slade636](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cab0a1/32.png) [@slade636](https://community.localwp.com/u/slade636)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2021, 9:54pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/server-permission-error-unable-to-import-demo-content/23268/2 "2021-01-04T21:54:52Z")

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Need this too.

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/system/32/1_2.png) [@system](https://community.localwp.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2021, 9:57pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/server-permission-error-unable-to-import-demo-content/23268/3 "2021-04-04T21:57:22Z")

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