- Login to cPanel.
- Locate and click on the "phpMyAdmin" icon under the "Databases" category.
![Open the phpMyAdmin icon within cPanel.](https://www.digiserv.biz/clients/images/kb/databases/how-do-i-export-a-mysql-database/1.jpg)
- Once phpMyAdmin loads, select a database from the left that you wish to export from the list on the left.
- Click on the "Export" tab and select an export option:
- Quick - Export the entire database using the default options.
- Custom - Select specific tables within the database to export, or change the individual export options.
- Click on the "Go" button and the database export will begin.