Generate a database dump and download in Plesk
You can generate a database dump in Plesk and download it to your computer using Plesk. That way you will have a backup of your database.
1. Firstly log in to your Plesk account. (e.g., https://example.com:8443 )
2. Then in Sidebar Menu, Click on Databases.
![](https://my.hostingb2b.com/img/plesk-database-menu.gif)
3. After that go under the list of databases, click on the database you wish to download.
![](https://my.hostingb2b.com/img/plesk-database-list.gif)
4. Then click on Export Dump, and a popup box will appear.
![](https://my.hostingb2b.com/img/plesk-export-database.gif)
5. Finally in the popup box, choose the directory where your database dump will be saved, then tick mark Automatically download dump after creation. Confirm with OK.
![](https://my.hostingb2b.com/img/plesk-database-export-dump.gif)
Once a database dump is generated, your browser will prompt you to download it.
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