DB Manager — Bridge to your production database

What it does

Everything you need to move data, nothing you don't.

Built for the moment you need to push a local dump into production — or pull production back to dev — without firing up MySQL Workbench.

Import dumps

Upload .sql, .gz, or .csv files and stream them straight into your database.

Export anything

Dump full schema, structure-only, or selected tables. Download the file or save server-side.

Live progress

Real-time line counters during long imports so you actually know what's happening.

Session-scoped creds

Credentials live in a PHP session only — clear them in one click when you're done.

Auto-fix common issues

Handles oversized rows, line endings, and SQL mode quirks so old dumps still load.

Zero dependencies

One PHP file. No Composer, no Node, no npm. Drop it on shared hosting and it just works.

How it works

Four steps from download to deployed.

No setup wizard, no env files. The same flow whether you're on XAMPP, cPanel, or a VPS.

Download & unzip

Grab the ZIP from this page and extract it. You'll have db.php, a favicon, and the Karla font folder.

# produced files dbmanager/ ├── db.php ├── favicon.png └── font/

Upload to your server

Place the folder under public_html/ on cPanel (or your web root anywhere else). No build step, no install.

# cPanel File Manager → public_html/ public_html/dbmanager/db.php

Open in your browser

Navigate to the file. You'll see a credentials form — enter your remote MySQL host, database, user, and password.

https://yourdomain.com/dbmanager/db.php

Import or export

Pick a .sql / .gz / .csv dump and import it — or hit the export tab to pull a backup. Watch the progress live.

Import → uploads file → streams INSERTs to your DB Export → reads schema + data → writes .sql dump

Setup & requirements

Quick checklist before you go live.

A few server-side knobs to raise so large dumps don't choke.

Server requirements

PHP 7.4+ or 8.x with the mysqli extension
MySQL 5.7+ or MariaDB 10.3+ as the target database
Outbound port 3306 if connecting to a remote DB
Write permission on the dbmanager/ folder (uploads land here)
HTTPS strongly recommended — credentials are posted in the form

Recommended PHP limits

upload_max_filesize = 256M
post_max_size = 256M
memory_limit = 512M
max_execution_time = 0 (no time limit)
max_input_time = 0

terminal — deploy dbmanager

$unzip dbmanager.zip -d ./
Archive:  dbmanager.zip → extracted to ./dbmanager
$scp -r dbmanager/ user@host:~/public_html/
db.php           100%   80KB   1.2MB/s
$open https://yourdomain.com/dbmanager/db.php
✓ ready — enter credentials in the browser

Grab it and ship.

One ZIP, password-protected. Updates are drop-in — just replace db.php.

Download dbmanager.zip

dbmanager.zip ~ checking… 🔒 password protected

Need the extract password?

The ZIP is locked. Message me on Facebook and I'll send you the password to extract it — plus the access password for the deployed app.

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