diff --git a/bin/vhost-exp.sh b/bin/vhost-exp.sh
index 7317e16..5a0def8 100755
--- a/bin/vhost-exp.sh
+++ b/bin/vhost-exp.sh
@@ -14,10 +14,11 @@ help()
   echo "$thisfilename"
   echo "Export vhost settings, for backups and/or migrating to a new server."
   echo ""
-  echo "usage: $thisfilename -d <domain>"
+  echo "usage: $thisfilename -d <domain> [-v] [-h]"
   echo ""
   echo "  -h              Print this help."
-  echo "  -d              Domain to export settings for."
+  echo "  -d <domain>     Domain to export settings for."
+  echo "  -v              Verbose - output instructions for sycning website to new server, if verbose option was enabled."
   exit
 }
 
@@ -31,15 +32,54 @@ fi
 
 if [[ -d /srv/www/$domain ]]; then
 
+  # check for and remove existing export data
   if [[ -d /srv/www/$domain/.exp/ ]]; then
-    # existing export data
-    echo "Export dir already exists. If you want to re-create export first run:"
-    echo "rm -r /srv/www/$domain/.exp/"
-    exit
-  else
+    rm -r /srv/www/$domain/.exp/
+  fi
 
-    # system username
-    username=$(stat -c '%U' /srv/www/$domain)
+  # system username
+  username=$(stat -c '%U' /srv/www/$domain)
+
+  # create export dir
+  install --owner=$username --group=$username --mode=750 --directory /srv/www/$domain/.exp/
+
+  # apache config
+  if [[ -f /etc/apache2/sites-available/$domain.conf ]]; then
+    cp --archive --parents /etc/apache2/sites-*/$domain.conf /srv/www/$domain/.exp/
+  fi
+
+  # letsencrypt certificate
+  if [[ -f /etc/letsencrypt/renewal/$domain.conf ]]; then
+    cp --archive --parents /etc/letsencrypt/archive/$domain/ /srv/www/$domain/.exp/
+    cp --archive --parents /etc/letsencrypt/live/$domain/ /srv/www/$domain/.exp/
+    cp --archive --parents /etc/letsencrypt/renewal/$domain.conf /srv/www/$domain/.exp/
+  fi
+
+  # letsencrypt pem file
+  if [[ -f /etc/ssl/letsencrypt/$domain.pem ]]; then
+    cp --archive --parents /etc/ssl/letsencrypt/$domain.pem /srv/www/$domain/.exp/
+  fi
+
+  # php config
+  vhost::set-phpVersion
+  if [[ -f /etc/php/$phpVersion/fpm/pool.d/$username.conf ]]; then
+    cp --archive --parents /etc/php/$phpVersion/fpm/pool.d/$username.conf /srv/www/$domain/.exp/
+  fi
+
+  # mysql
+  basedatabase=${domain//./dot}
+  basedatabase=${basedatabase//-/dash}
+  database_array=(`mysql -s -N -e "SELECT SCHEMA_NAME FROM information_schema.SCHEMATA WHERE SCHEMA_NAME = '$basedatabase' OR SCHEMA_NAME LIKE '$basedatabase\_%'" | tr '\n' ' ' | xargs`)
+
+  if [[ ${#database_array[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
+    mkdir /srv/www/$domain/.exp/mysql/
+    for database in "${database_array[@]}"; do
+      mysqldump --opt --quote-names --events --databases $database > /srv/www/$domain/.exp/mysql/$database.sql
+    done
+  fi
+
+  # output instructions for sycning website to new server, if verbose option was enabled.
+  if [[ -n $verbose ]]; then
 
     # check for .passwd
     if [[ -f /home/$username/.passwd ]]; then
@@ -55,35 +95,7 @@ if [[ -d /srv/www/$domain ]]; then
       write=0
     fi
 
-    # create export dir
-    install --owner=$username --group=$username --mode=750 --directory /srv/www/$domain/.exp/
-
-    # apache config
-    if [[ -f /etc/apache2/sites-available/$domain.conf ]]; then
-      cp --archive --parents /etc/apache2/sites-*/$domain.conf /srv/www/$domain/.exp/
-    fi
-
-    # letsencrypt certificate
-    if [[ -f /etc/letsencrypt/renewal/$domain.conf ]]; then
-      cp --archive --parents /etc/letsencrypt/archive/$domain/ /srv/www/$domain/.exp/
-      cp --archive --parents /etc/letsencrypt/live/$domain/ /srv/www/$domain/.exp/
-      cp --archive --parents /etc/letsencrypt/renewal/$domain.conf /srv/www/$domain/.exp/
-    fi
-
-    # letsencrypt pem file
-    if [[ -f /etc/ssl/letsencrypt/$domain.pem ]]; then
-      cp --archive --parents /etc/ssl/letsencrypt/$domain.pem /srv/www/$domain/.exp/
-    fi
-
-    # php config
-    vhost::set-phpVersion
-    if [[ -f /etc/php/$phpVersion/fpm/pool.d/$username.conf ]]; then
-      cp --archive --parents /etc/php/$phpVersion/fpm/pool.d/$username.conf /srv/www/$domain/.exp/
-    fi
-
-    # mysql
-    database=${domain//./dot}
-    database=${database//-/dash}
+    # get/set mysql user/pass info
     if [[ -f /srv/www/$domain/.my.cnf ]]; then
       dbuser=$(grep ^user= /srv/www/$domain/.my.cnf |cut -d = -f 2)
       dbpass=$(grep ^password= /srv/www/$domain/.my.cnf |cut -d = -f 2)
@@ -94,10 +106,6 @@ if [[ -d /srv/www/$domain ]]; then
       dbpass=password
     fi
 
-    if [[ -d /var/lib/mysql/$database ]]; then
-      mysqldump --opt $database > /srv/www/$domain/.exp/$database.sql
-    fi
-
     echo
     echo "Vhost configs for $domain have been exported."
     echo "To migrate to a new server run these commands (as root) from the new server:"
@@ -123,6 +131,7 @@ if [[ -d /srv/www/$domain ]]; then
     if [[ -d /srv/www/$domain/.exp/etc ]]; then
       echo "cp -a /srv/www/$domain/.exp/etc/* /etc/"
     fi
+
   fi
 
 else