Title: Backing up My SQL Database
Last modified: August 17, 2017

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# Backing up My SQL Database

 *  [andyandy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/androidandreas/)
 * (@androidandreas)
 * [8 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backing-up-my-sql-database/)
 * On the face of it, backing up the database for my site was a doddle.
 * My existing host made it simple, using the Control Panel.
 * However, my question is whether a database created using one host’s software 
   can be reinstalled on another host. Or is it impossible to give a general answer,
   and something that I would need to ask the new web hosting company?
    -  This topic was modified 8 years, 9 months ago by [andyandy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/androidandreas/).
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fbacking-up-my-sql-database%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Moderator [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/)
 * (@sterndata)
 * Volunteer Forum Moderator
 * [8 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backing-up-my-sql-database/#post-9418700)
 * Yes, they’re all using various versions of MySQL and probably all offer phyMyAdmin.
 *  [chrispink](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chrispink/)
 * (@chrispink)
 * [8 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backing-up-my-sql-database/#post-9418735)
 * You would need the same OS on the new server (e.g. if Linux now running mySQL
   then the easiest migration is with that OS on the new server)
 * The easiest way to migrate a WordPress database is to
 * **export** your old database using the default settings
 * set up a new install on the new server then, using phpMyAdmin, **drop** all the
   tables in the database and **import** the old one.
 * on the old server, compress the wp-content directory and download it. Then, on
   the new server, replace the newly-installed wp-content with the old one.
 * One last step; once this is done, log in to admin, go to Settings > Permalinks
   and press Save.
 * This will clone your site seamlessly.
 *  Thread Starter [andyandy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/androidandreas/)
 * (@androidandreas)
 * [8 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backing-up-my-sql-database/#post-9431092)
 * Thanks for the replies.

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 * Last reply from: [andyandy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/androidandreas/)
 * Last activity: [8 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/backing-up-my-sql-database/#post-9431092)
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