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Knowing how to export a database in phpMyAdmin, provides flexibility, security, and convenience in managing and manipulating your data. It is an important task for database administrators and web developers to ensure data integrity and continuity of operations.
In this tutorial, you will learn how to edit fields in database tables, using phpMyAdmin. The software can be accessed using the cPanel dashboard, which is available to users on one of Hosted.com®’s cPanel Web Hosting plans.
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How To Export A Database
This tutorial assumes you’ve already logged in to phpMyAdmin:
1. Now let’s learn how to export a database: Select the Database you wish to export.
2. Then click the “Export” Button, from the top list of tabs.
3. In this case, you want to export the entire database in SQL format, so you can easily import it later. This is also a good way to back up your database.
4. Select any “Options” you want before proceeding.
5. Check the “Save as File” checkbox, then click “Go”.
That’s it! The database has been exported to your local computer.
If you only want to export a table, and not the entire database, follow these steps:
- Select the Database, containing the table you wish to copy.
- Click “Export” and select “Dump some row(s)” and choose the Rows you want to export.
Note: Exporting tables will only export the selected tables within a database, whereas exporting a database will export all tables (provided you have selected them all).
You’ve reached the end of this tutorial. You now know how to export databases and tables using phpMyAdmin.
Additional Information:
The Importance Of Exporting Databases
Exporting a database using phpMyAdmin or any similar tool is a common task in web development and database management for several reasons:
Backup
Regularly export your database to ensure you have backups of your data elsewhere so that you can restore it if you inadvertently delete it, it’s corrupted, or there is another problem. Maintaining a backup can protect you against data loss and enable you to roll back your database to a prior version if needed.
Migration
If you transfer your website or application to a new server or hosting company, export your database from the old server and import it to the new one. You can easily move all data by exporting the database.
Development and Testing
Simply put, development entails writing the code to create the software, and testing is checking that the code functions as expected. For local development and testing, developers frequently require a copy of the production database. When they export the database, they can replicate the production environment on their PC.
Analysis and Reporting
You can use spreadsheet software to examine the data. You can also import it into other tools for reporting and data visualization by exporting the database into a format like CSV (Comma-Separated Values).
Data Sharing
You may have to give clients, coworkers, or other stakeholders access to specific data. You can do this quickly by exporting the required sections.
