mysqldump -uusername -ppassword -hhostname database (optional to list tables) > outputfile.sql EX: mysqldump -ujoesmith -pgofish -hlunarpages.com myseodatabase > outputfile.sql Or mysqldump -ujoesmith -pgofish -hlunarpages.com myseodatabase table1 table2 table3 > outputfile.sql Then, move the file to the new server an execute: mysql -uuser -ppassword -hhostname database < outputfile.sql If you don't have console access to the server you need to use an program like mysqladmin to export your databases..