phpmyadmin数据库导出为二进制

Question

I am using phpmyadmin (ver. 3.3.8) to export a database of a website that I have with a hosting provider (hence my only method of doing a backup). When I do the export, I have the following options set:

Export: SQL

Within the OPTIONS group; under the STRUCTURE sub group,
Selected the check box next to "Structure"
Selected the check box labeled "Add AUTO_INCREMENT value"
Selected the check box labeled "Enclose table and field names with backquotes"

Within the OPTIONS group, under the DATA sub group:
Selected the check box marked "Complete inserts".
Selected the check box marked "Extended inserts".
Selected the check box labeled "Use hexadecimal for binary fields" may be selected
Selected "INSERT" in the combo box labeled "Export type:"

Selected to gzip the exported file.

The resulting file looks like it is in binary (and not SQL as I expected). I tried importing the binary file but of course that fails. How do I fix this so that the exported file works on import? I never had this problem with any other site.

Thanks.

Answer 1

I found the solution to my problem by not selecting to to compress the exported file. For some reason in this particular situation, selecting to compress the output causes the export to become corrupt. Why this is, I have no idea, as I have used this option successfully before until now (perhaps the hosting provider has some sort of weird set up). If you are experiencing the same issue then try using no compression, and see if it solves it for you.