The transactions needed to store information in the database require Structured Query Language (SQL) commands placed inside a PHP script.

If a web-based GUI is better suited to your admin skills, Jack Wallen wants to show you how to back up and restore your MySQL/MariaDB databases with one of the easiest tools on the market.

FTP Download Step one is to fetch the latest data from another server via FTP. In Windows you can accomplish this using a script to send ftp commands.

The MySQL Workbench GUI is cross-platform, open source, and incredibly easy to use.