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Export/import is only two steps, which can be done easily via command line interface (aka command prompt) of the server or via your web based / graphical sql workbench. I would prefer using the command line interface (CLI) if possible, it is much faster and practical. // Exporting a DB mysqldump your-database-name-here > the-name-you-want-to-use-for-the-export.sql // Importing a DB mysql -u your-db-username -p < the-name-of-the-dump-file-you-exported.sql For GUI / workbench solutions you can find lots of guides (even videos to watch) via Google, your current hosting may have one matching the tools they offer. Using a GUI solution may be slow and risky due to timeouts, upload limits etc, therefore you may want to export each table separately and then import one by one. Takes time and effort but works. Editing the settings/config of phpvms v7 is again a one step task, just change the database server/user details in your .env file, save it, done. Nothing special needed except cleaning the application cache for the changes to take effect. Just be sure the database solution you are going after is allowing external connections and properly configured for it, you can (should) test it beforehand with a new/fresh install too to see it works and performance is acceptable for you. Good luck