Title: I cannot import my wordpress database using phpMyAdmin
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# I cannot import my wordpress database using phpMyAdmin

 *  [karma1981](https://wordpress.org/support/users/karma1981/)
 * (@karma1981)
 * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/i-cannot-import-my-wordpress-database-using-phpmyadmin/)
 * i get the following error when i try to import my database from my desktop to
   my server for online hosting in my web server using phpMyAdmin. I created the
   database and when i import database, the following error pops up. Please help:
 * Error
    SQL query: /*!40101 SET @OLD_CHARACTER_SET_CLIENT=@@CHARACTER_SET_CLIENT*/;
 * MySQL said: Documentation
 * #1065 – Query was empty

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 *  [vtxyzzy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vtxyzzy/)
 * (@vtxyzzy)
 * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/i-cannot-import-my-wordpress-database-using-phpmyadmin/#post-3995837)
 * You have to use special tools to replace ‘serialized’ URLs and paths in the database
   when moving a site.
 * Here is an article with the steps I use to migrate (copy) a site: [http://wordpress.mcdspot.com/2012/08/22/migrating-a-wordpress-site-step-by-step/](http://wordpress.mcdspot.com/2012/08/22/migrating-a-wordpress-site-step-by-step/)

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 * [database](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/database/)
 * [Import](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/import/)
 * [phpmyadmin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/phpmyadmin/)
 * [server](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/server/)

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 * Last activity: [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/i-cannot-import-my-wordpress-database-using-phpmyadmin/#post-3995837)
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