how do dump a database.

Hey guys, I'm trying to dump my Wordpress database in phpmyAdmin.

I need to clarify what I need to do in order to avoid being screwed over. php and databases aren't my thing.

Is this what I should do;

Go to phpmyAdmin.
Select the database that I want to delete.
Check all.

But what do I select next? Do I select "empty" or "drop" to get rid of the database.

 

Just go to your cPanel or whatever and delete the sucker. It is gone.

Now in order to use WP you are going to need to do a new install of the DB.

Is this what you wanted to do?

 

Go to "export" and then select all the tables, then you can choose the options to either export to a file or to straight text and copy it.

 

Actually, I just hit drop and it's gone. Poof!

Colbyt- Yes, I am doing a new install of WP.

 

Yeah! I had to read your post twice to realize you wanted to delete and not do a dump of the DB.

If it was a reading test I guess I passed.

Good luck with your new install.

 

You can dump a database through Shell if you uploaded a .sql or .sql.gz file onto your web server. It's easier and quicker to do that, IMO, especially if the database is large.

G'luck!

 

Another good, quick option is using a php script, such as bigdump

 

That sounds like alien speak to me Basically, I have no clue as to what you just said. It's ok- i got what I needed done.