Import your existing database to imbra as part of a website migration.
Steps
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Export your database from your current host as a .sql dump file.
[screenshot: exporting database dump]
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In iPanel, navigate to the website management page and click the Databases tab.
[screenshot: databases tab]
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Create a new database if one does not exist already.
[screenshot: creating new database]
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Click Import on the database.
[screenshot: import button]
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Upload your .sql dump file.
[screenshot: SQL file upload]
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Wait for the import to complete and verify the tables are created correctly.
[screenshot: import progress and verification]
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Update your website's database configuration file with the new database name, username, and password from iPanel.
[screenshot: updating database config]
Tip: Compress large database dumps as .gz or .zip before uploading to speed up the transfer.