You've moved example.com to a new hosting provider running Plesk, and now you need to import the MySQL database using phpMyAdmin, without using plugins — just like a real developer.
Open your browser and go to the Plesk login URL:
Enter your admin or client credentials.
In the left sidebar, click “Databases.”
Click “Add Database.”
Fill in:
Database name: e.g., example_db
Database user: Create a user (e.g., example_user) and password
Leave the default settings as-is and click OK.
You've now created an empty database, ready to import your data.
Still under the Databases tab, find the database you just created.
Click the "phpMyAdmin" link next to it.
💡 phpMyAdmin will open in a new browser tab. You're now inside the MySQL admin interface.
In phpMyAdmin, make sure you're on the correct database (you’ll see its name at the top left).
Click the “Import” tab in the top menu.
Click “Choose File” and upload the .sql backup from your old host.
Leave the other options default and click Go.
After a few seconds (depending on size), you’ll see a success message.
If your site (like WordPress) stores DB credentials in a config file, update them to match your new database.
For WordPress:
Open wp-config.php
Update:
Now visit:
If everything is correct — your site should load from the new hosting provider.
Use phpMyAdmin’s Export tab to back up your database before making changes.
If your SQL file is large (100MB+), use SSH + mysql CLI for importing.
Always use UTF-8 encoding to avoid charset issues when importing.
