On 24-06-10 05:35, stephentrwilkins@aol.com wrote:

I'm new to phpMyAdmin and I'm wondering if someone can tell me how to import data to a specific database from an externally-configured SQL database. I've tried doing this by selecting the specific (empty) database that is already configured in phpMyAdmin for a ZenCart internet shopping software application and then requesting an import of data by browsing to the external database. However, when I do this, the software creates a separate database within phpMyAdmin, rather than importing data directly into the fields already assigned by the original php database. I'm sure there's a simple answer!

The https://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/phpmyadmin-users list would be more suited for this question, as this list is intended for development discussions.

By "browsing to the external database" do you mean that you select a .sql file? Than the most likely problem is that the .sql file contains a statement like ' Create database'. If the zenCart software does this, then it probably defaults to a database name which you would have to change somewhere.