How can I import a large database to my account?
The phpMyAdmin tool can be used to import MySQL databases up to ~128MB. Files above that are above the limits set for the tool, which cannot be increased and would cause the service to time out and the import will fail.
To import larger databases to your account, upload the database backup copy on your account. Make sure to place the backup file outside the public_html folder so that it is not accessible from a browser.
Then you can use the Site Tools -> Site -> MySQL tool. In it, find the database you want to import your backup to, click the kebab menu -> Import Database Dump. Navigate to the location of your backup in the popup that appears, select it and click Import.
N.B. Importing in the existing database will overwrite any matching existing data. We strongly recommend that you create a backup of your database first. You can learn how to do this in our MySQL Database Backup tutorial.
Alternatively you can import larger databases to your account using SSH connection. Check our detailed article on how to do that. There are no timeout limits when importing via SSH and the operation should complete successfully.