PREG_BACKTRACK_LIMIT_ERROR encountered during WP import

[ryan]

The WordPress importer uses preg_match_all to slurp items from the import file. Large items can cause a PREG_BACKTRACK_LIMIT_ERROR. This can be avoided by bumping pcre.backtrack_limit, but that isn't very friendly. Instead, the importer shouldn't use preg_match_all. There are other ways of retrieving the items.

​http://us2.php.net/manual/en/ref.pcre.php#pcre.constants
​http://us2.php.net/manual/en/ref.pcre.php#ini.pcre.backtrack-limit

[matt]

omgbbqphp.

[rob1n]

+1

[ryan]

(In [5422]) Don't preg_match_all when processing items. fixes #4239 for 2.2

[ryan]

(In [5423]) Don't preg_match_all when processing items. fixes #4239 for 2.3

[ryan]

Testing went well, so I committed for 2.2 since this bug sucks for those affected.