WordPress / WordPress/php-toolkit
WXR import: Parallelize downloading media files
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- PHP
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Description
Sequential download of all the media files in a WXR file is super slow – let's parallelize it at PHP level using stream_select. This repo already ships an AsyncHttp library that's perfect for solving this issue:
Note this is related to Site Transfer Protocol.
cc @dmsnell
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the WXR import entry point and read the existing AsyncHttp library in src/WordPress/AsyncHttp, along with the current media-download flow. The work is complete when media files are downloaded in parallel at the PHP level using stream_select and the WXR import still handles all media correctly.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- php
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100