Title: Database backup – phpMyAdmin vs native export
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Database backup – phpMyAdmin vs native export

 *  [Jay Armstrong](https://wordpress.org/support/users/spc72/)
 * (@spc72)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-backup-phpmyadmin-vs-native-export/)
 * I’ve read all the options for doing a back up on the [backups page in the Codex](http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Backups)
   but it doesn’t mention the native database export function in the Dashboard.
 * I’d like to do a full back up but I have no control panel access – only have 
   FTP access and WP logins. Is the Tools > Export option sufficient? It has worked
   for me for local installations, I’m just being cautious.
 * Thanks.

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 *  [Tekguild](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kcrusher/)
 * (@kcrusher)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-backup-phpmyadmin-vs-native-export/#post-4085658)
 * MySQL Workbench should do what you need – as long as you have the database name,
   URL, user name and password.

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