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Backing up the database of a Drupal site
Drupal files are the skeleton; the database is everything else. Pages, users, menus, permissions, site configuration...
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Importing a large database over SSH
phpMyAdmin handles most imports. But there is a size beyond which it gives up: either the file will not upload, or...
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Exporting a database with phpMyAdmin
In cPanel open phpMyAdmin, click the database name in the left column, go to the Export tab, leave the method on...
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Importing a database with phpMyAdmin, and the size limit that stops you
Create an empty database, open it in phpMyAdmin, go to the Import tab, choose the file (.sql, .zip or .gz) and click...
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Moving a database to another account or server
Export the database from the source, create an empty database and user at the destination, import the file and point...
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Backing up with mysqldump and pg_dump, and restoring the copy
Over SSH, you copy a MySQL or MariaDB database with mysqldump and a PostgreSQL database with pg_dump. Each produces...
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Backing up or restoring only some tables of a database
It is not always worth copying the whole database. Before updating a plugin, deleting old orders or fiddling with a...





