About this plugin
ABCode Database Exporter is a one-click database export and backup tool for WordPress. sql file straight from your admin dashboard. No phpMyAdmin, no SSH, no hosting control panel, no technical knowledge required.
Just open the tool, pick the tables you need, and hit export. Your SQL backup downloads automatically, ready to import anywhere with phpMyAdmin, WP-CLI, MySQL Workbench, or Adminer.
Why ABCode Database Exporter?
Most database export plugins are bloated, confusing, or require paid upgrades for basic features. ABCode Database Exporter is different:
- Zero configuration: install, activate, export. That’s it.
- No settings page: there’s nothing to configure. It just works.
- Free forever: no premium tier, no feature locks, no upsells.
- Lightweight: a single PHP file with zero external dependencies.
- Fast: chunked AJAX exports handle databases of any size without timeouts.
Features
- Full database export: export all tables (or just the ones you select) as a single.sql file
- Individual table export: download any single table as.sql or.csv
- Gzip compression: optionally compress exports as.sql.gz for smaller downloads
- Schema copy: copy any table’s CREATE TABLE statement to your clipboard with one click
- Table search & filter: quickly find tables in large databases
- Select / deselect tables: choose exactly which tables to include in your export
- Progress tracking: a real-time progress bar shows which table is being exported
- Binary-safe: BLOB and BINARY columns are dumped as hex literals so they re-import intact
- phpMyAdmin compatible: exports use the same SQL format as phpMyAdmin, so you can import them anywhere
- Last export timestamp: see when you last ran an export at a glance
- Auto-cleanup: temporary files are automatically deleted after one hour
- Secure: nonce verification, capability checks, per-user export sessions, and protected temp directories
- Translation ready: fully internationalised with 5 languages included (Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese)
Who is this for?
- Site owners who want a quick database backup before updating WordPress, themes, or plugins
- Developers who need to pull a database from a staging or production site
- Freelancers who want to hand clients a simple backup tool
- Anyone who finds phpMyAdmin intimidating or doesn’t have hosting panel access
How it works
- Go to Tools → Database Exporter
- Select the tables you want to export (all are selected by default)
- Click Export and watch the real-time progress bar
- Choose your download format:.sql or.sql.gz
- Click Download and your database backup saves to your computer
That’s it. No configuration, no accounts, no API keys.