Export the Database

You can also follow these steps.

1. Open phpMyAdmin.
2. Click the name of the database to export in the list down the left side. The page will refresh and show information about the selected database.
3. Click the “Export” tab. The page will refresh and show export options.
4. In the “Export” group, the “MySQL” option should be selected if it is not selected already.
5. In the “SQL Options” section, click the checkboxes beside both “Structure” and “Data”.
6. Click the “Save as file” checkbox at the bottom of the options.
7. Click the “Go” button.

You will be prompted by your Internet browser to save the file on your own hard drive. Select a location you can easily remember.

Once the download is complete, you will have a copy of your database on your own computer.

Import the Database

You can also follow these steps:

1. Open phpMyAdmin.
2. Click the name of the database which will be receiving the imported information. The page will refresh and show information about the selected database.
3. Click the “Import” tab.
4. Click the “Browse” button in the “File to import” section.
5. You will be prompted by your browser to locate the database file on your own computer.
6. Once the database file has been located and selected, the “Location of the text file” field will populate with the path to the database file. Click the “Go” button.

Once the file finishes uploaded, the data and structure it contains will be immediately available for use in the database.