Exporting Databases or Tables in phpMyAdmin: A Comprehensive Tutorial

Exporting a database is crucial for data backup, preventing loss due to accidental deletion, corruption, or hardware failure, and facilitating data transfer when migrating to a new database management system or a different version.

a) How to export a database from PHPMyAdmin

1. Log into PHPMyAdmin. (You can get your PHPMyAdmin URL inside your cPanel / Plesk).

2. Select the ‘source database’ which you wish to export from the drop down database menu at the left panel.

3. Click on “Export” tab in the top center panel.

4. On the next page you must select a ‘Quick’ export method.

5. From the dropdown menu, choose the format you’d like to save the file as. SQL is most common.

7. Click “Go” button to continue.

8. A pop-up displays allowing you to download the file. (Note: your browser may also download it automatically.)

b) How to export a single table in a database from PHPMyAdmin

1. Log into PHPMyAdmin. (You can get your PHPMyAdmin URL inside your cPanel / Plesk).

2. Select the ‘table’ which you wish to export from the drop down database menu at the left panel.

3. Click on “Export” tab in the top center panel.

4. On the next page you must select a ‘Quick’ export method.

5. From the dropdown menu, choose the format you’d like to save the file a .SQL is most common.

7. Click “Go” button to continue.

8. A pop-up displays allowing you to download the file. (Note: your browser may also download it automatically.)