phpMyAdmin: Bypass File Upload Size Limit

When you want to import a large SQL query in phpMyAdmin, you can run into problems as the default upload size limit is restricted by whatever it is in the php.ini file - and often, you cannot change this or simply don't want to. It tends to default to a measly 2MB.
However, there's a feature that will allow you to FTP your SQL file to an upload directory of your choosing, and then instruct phpMyAdmin to run the query file. Here's how you do it.

To read more please visit: http://www.givegoodweb.com/post/82/phpadmin-upload-restriction