uploading xml of wordpress but recieved error please help

upon uploading i received an error such as

File is empty. Please upload something more substantial. This error could also be caused by uploads being disabled in your php.ini or by post_max_size being defined as smaller than upload_max_filesize in php.ini.

Code (markup):

anyone knows the solution please?

 

what is the size (bytes) of your xml file?

 

i only have 5mb file - a small database actually.. 5419041 bytes i think

 

well as it says check your upload_max_filesize parameter in php.ini. If on sharing hosting, you should be able to see it in php_info() output (i think).

also you may want to check if the upload directory is not right protected (chmod it to 777)

 

where can i see the php.ini in the cpanel?

 

you won't, it needs root access.
just create a run script

<?php
php_info();
?>

PHP:

and search for that parameter in its output

 

i actually don't get what you mean there. i'm in cpanel. where can isee the code?

should i go inside the wordpress files in file manager or elsewhere?
in phpmyadmin?

 

you need to create and upload file (call it test.php) that contains that code and than browse it like hxxp://yoursite.com/test.php