# Mautic doesn't detect fields on csv contacts file, how to solve?

**URL:** https://forum.mautic.org/t/mautic-doesnt-detect-fields-on-csv-contacts-file-how-to-solve/24050
**Category:** Product Support
**Created:** [May 11, 2022, 12:03am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/mautic-doesnt-detect-fields-on-csv-contacts-file-how-to-solve/24050 "2022-05-11T00:03:23Z")
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### Author: ![arcastar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/arcastar/32/5577_2.png) [@arcastar](https://forum.mautic.org/u/arcastar)
#### Post date: [May 11, 2022, 12:03am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/mautic-doesnt-detect-fields-on-csv-contacts-file-how-to-solve/24050/1 "2022-05-11T00:03:23Z")

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**Your software**  
My Mautic version is: 4,2  
My PHP version is: 8

I want to import contacts to my Mautic, from Mailerlite.

I created csv files separated with commas, with 4 columns, but Mautic detect 4 columns as 1, not separated, I am desesperate =(

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### Author: ![joeyk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/joeyk/32/11164_2.png) [@joeyk](https://forum.mautic.org/u/joeyk)
#### Post date: [May 11, 2022, 3:58am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/mautic-doesnt-detect-fields-on-csv-contacts-file-how-to-solve/24050/2 "2022-05-11T03:58:24Z")

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Hi,  
Hi, Mautic is really smart but you have to enter the right delimiter.  
Change your delimiter to ; in the import window first step.  
Good luck.

Ps: php 8 is not supported with current releases (we are by Mautic 4.2.2)