The command line option from SSH is: mysql -d -p database_name > file.sql. Where ‘database_name’ is the name of your database, and ‘file.sql’ is the name of the file you would like to write the table structure to. You will be prompted you for a password (-p). Normally mysqldump gives you the entire database, with…
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To add yourself to the whitelist so that you can connect to mysql remotely using admin tools such as phpMyAdmin, Navicat, MySQLFront or MySQL-Admin follow the below steps: – Log into your control panel – Click on the ‘Remote MySQL’ under the ‘Databases’ menu – Type % in the Host field – Click on ‘Add…
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To restore a MySQL database please follow the below steps: – Login to your control panel – Click on ‘Backups’ in ‘Site Management’ – Click on ‘Browse’ to locate the Database you want to restore then click ‘Upload’ It may take a while to upload your .sql and populate the database so a broadband connection…
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To import a database follow the below steps: I have a backup of my database that I need to import/transfer to my new account. – Once you have your .sql file you will need to log into your cPanel – Click on ‘phpMyAdmin’ under the ‘Databases’ menu – A drop down of your databases is…
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To create a MySQL database please follow the steps below: – Login to your control panel – Click on ‘MySQL Databases’ in the ‘Databases’ menu – Enter the name of your new database and then click on ‘Create Database’ – Add database users by assigning them a username and password then clicking on ‘Create User’…
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There are two ways to back up your MySQL databases. You can use the backup utility in your cPanel account or you can manually backup using phpMyAdmin. To manually backup using phpMyAdmin follow these steps: – Login to your control panel – Click on ‘phpMyAdmin’ under the ‘Databases’ menu – From the dropdown list to…
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You can view whether your account is using localhost or remotemysql host in your cPanel account. Click on ‘phpMyAdmin’, in the ‘Datebases’ menu. Your database host will be displayed on the next screen after Server. It will be listed as localhost or remotemysql host.…
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