cat /root/.my.cnf [mysqldump] user = root password = Zinn-a-Zu [client] user = root password = Zinn-a-Zu harvey: /var/backups/mysql/daily akolmogo.sql.gz akustas1.sql.gz gwint1.sql.gz hzils.sql.gz mneuhard.sql.gz wcp38.sql.gz world.sql.gz SAVE mysql files cd /var/lib systemctl stop mysqld systemctl status mysqld tar -cvf mysql.tar mysql systemctl start mysqld Look for /root/Desktop/centosone-mysql.sql https://centostwo.binghamton.edu/legacychouck/public_html/projects/mysql.html To load database ================ Go into mysql Create the database for each dump. PHPmyAdmin Create the database user To get user PMA - [Databases] Check privleges check box the user and Export mysql -u root -p < sqldump-file-name.sql To get user priviledges ========================= from https://harvey.binghamton.edu/myDBadmin/ [User Accounts] find user Edit privileges ( Databases ) Export GRANT USAGE ON *.* TO 'hzils'@'localhost'; GRANT SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, CREATE, DROP, REFERENCES, INDEX, ALTER, CREATE TEMPORARY TABLES, LOCK TABLES, EXECUTE, CREATE VIEW, SHOW VIEW, CREATE ROUTINE, ALTER ROUTINE ON `hzils`.* TO 'hzils'@'localhost'; Here are a couple of links explaining how to import and export a MySQL database using the command line: How To Import and Export Databases in MySQL or MariaDB https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-import-and-export-databases-in-mysql-or-mariadb Import and Export Databases in MySQL using Command Line https://www.interserver.net/tips/kb/import-export-databases-mysql-command-line/ Youtube video on how to import and export a database using phpMyAdmin. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GgeT_DBawM