trying to export the WP database with limited info…

  • Hello all,

    I am trying to transfer one of my client’s WordPress websites to a different server.

    I know that I need to export the database in the process of doing that.

    The only thing, is that her current website is hosted with a different company than the hosting company that I use myself. I would like to have it hosted under my company now.

    So… in order to get to the database… how do I do that?

    I have the FTP info for her site. And I have the database user and password from the config file. So… can I access phpMyAdmin somehow to export the database as a file to my computer???

    Can I access phpMyAdmin through typing in a URL??

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  • can I access phpMyAdmin somehow to export the database as a file to my computer???

    Do the current db hosts offer Phpmyadmin access?

    Can I access phpMyAdmin through typing in a URL??

    That varies from host to host. Either way, you’ll need some form of login from the hosts.

    Thread Starter rhender

    (@rhender)

    Hi Esmi,

    Yeah, I’m not sure if the current host offers phpMyAdmin access.

    It sounds like I will probably need to contact the current host, unless someone has another idea of how to access it.

    Thanks,

    Thread Starter rhender

    (@rhender)

    Ooooohhhhh sweet.

    Ok, the site is hosted with a company called DreamHost.

    So I googled how to access phpMyAdmin with DreamHost, and it said that I needed to type in https://mysql.yourwebsitename.com

    So I did, and that got me to the login screen for phpMyAdmin.

    Then I entered my database username and password, and I’m in!

    Now I just need to figure out how to correctly export the database as a whole, so I get it all correctly and don’t lose any crucial info in the process of transferring the site to a new host.

    You might want to review Moving_WordPress.

    Thread Starter rhender

    (@rhender)

    yes. I will be sure to do that. I have already printed it out.

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