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How To Download And Upload WordPress Posts Using phpMyAdmin [Export/Import]

By KWS Adams May 29, 2020
How To Download And Upload WordPress Posts Using phpMyAdmin [Export/Import]

When using phpMyAdmin in your cPanel, to Export is to Download your WordPress Posts/articles while to Import is to Upload your saved copy of the above, so please don’t get confused with the above. When it comes to Exporting and Importing WordPress posts, many people are used to doing the above using the default WordPress Import and Export function which is located under tools when you are logged in to your WordPress site Administration. But remember, that default option has its own drawbacks for example in most cases, one is limited to only upload a maximum of 2MB posts and which is a big problem to many newbies since modifying the default upload size requires one to do some programming and which is not easy as one may think in many cases unlike to those who know how to do it.

If you are simply interested in changing your upload size using the the file editing option, then take a look at this post to get started. And for those who have other reasons which makes them to choose the phpMyAdmin way when exporting and importing their WordPress posts just like my problem is having a slow internet connection which cuts off some of my older posts while exporting them using the default way, then just continue reading this post since you will be discovering your long awaited solution – to use phpMyAdmin and below are the steps you need to follow.

How To Export/Download WP Posts Using phpMyAdmin

1. Log in to your Website Control Panel using the link provided by your host for example, access your members area on 000Webhost.
2. Click on phpMyAdmin which is usually located under the Databases tab and wait for it to load. It can take a few seconds or minutes depending on your internet connection.

phpMyAdmin Location

3. On your left hand side, click on the folder where your website files are located below the php menu under database to expand contents.
4. Click on structure and or simply scroll down, locate where you see wp_posts table, click on it and wait to load. Now you should be seeing all of your WordPress posts.

5. Click on the Export Tab on the top menu line and wait to load.
6. Leave settings as they are on the Exporting rows from “wp_posts” table export method and hit the Go button.

Locate where you want to save your WP_POSTS file and you will be done. The next time you want to have upload your back, follow the below procedure.

How To Import/Upload WP Posts Using phpMyAdmin? This is very easy. Simply follow all steps above up to 5 and select the Import Option instead of Export and follow prompts.

By KWS Adams

My name is KWS Adams . (Call me Kateregga). I am an IT addict who loves playing around with computers and internet. Computers help me try out different things while turning them into reality, while the internet powers me stay live online. Besides computers, I am a project planning and management professional with an Award obtained from MUK, one of the oldest and best Universities in Africa. Find me on Twitter, Facebook and Whatsapp. Find more on how to contact me using the contact me page.

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5 thoughts on “How To Download And Upload WordPress Posts Using phpMyAdmin [Export/Import]”
  1. This is interesting point here. I never knew this before. But good, it worked when I tried it. So we can do it using phpmyAdmin.

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  3. Is it possible to have 2 phpmyadmin versions on a single website? I have been looking any post to do with this and since you seem to know much about phpmyadmin, please answer me thanks.

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  5. Phpmyadmin can do more with wordpress. I guess I can do a try and see what you mean. You well researched and images show how it works. Even a site can be moved using phpmyadmin. Interesting to know.

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