Importing and Exporting Databases

Posted 04th October, 2018

PHPMyAdmin is a database administration tool you can use that allows you to make changes to your databases through a graphical user interface. Through PHPMyAdmin you can import and export databases, edit tables and run custom queries.

Importing a Database

To import a database from an .SQL file you would do the following

1. Once in PHPMyAdmin, select the database on the left
2. Click the Import tab
3. Choose the file on your machine
4. Click Import.

If you receive an error saying cannot import to database xyz this is because your sql file is trying to create a new database, or has a database name set in the file. You should remove this line.

Exporting a Database

If you need an .SQL backup of your database, to export a database from PHPMyAdmin you would do the following

1. Once in PHPMyAdmin, select the database on the left
2. Click the Export tab
3. You can leave the settings as default with SQL selected in the drop down menu.
4. Click Export.