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Free MySQL client?
Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 8:13 am
by Eraser
Do any of you have experience with graphical user interfaces for MySQL? It has to be a free solution. Currently I'm working with Navicat which is okay, but that's not free so I can't install it on a client's machine. I hate phpMyAdmin so that won't do (besides, it's PHP based which I can't run either).
Any suggestions?
Re: Free MySQL client?
Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 8:27 am
by Foo
http://www.webyog.com/en/downloads.php
This one's alright. There was another one but I can't remember it. PHPMyAdmin is the definitive way to fly, TBH.
Re: Free MySQL client?
Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 8:30 am
by phoq
I also use SQLyog (get the community edition), it's super

Re: Free MySQL client?
Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 11:19 am
by Fender
DBVisualizer
SQuirreL SQL Client
You'll need the JDBC drivers.
Re: Free MySQL client?
Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 11:38 am
by dmmh
what's wrong with PHPMyAdmin?
Re: Free MySQL client?
Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 12:59 pm
by Eraser
dmmh wrote:what's wrong with PHPMyAdmin?
It's interface is cluttered to the point where it's counter-productive. It's unintuitive and I found myself searching for functions which were instantly clear to me in a tool like Navicat. Most important of all though, phpMyAdmin is based on PHP and requires a PHP webserver. I have no PHP webserver available so there's no way for me to run phpMyAdmin, even if I wanted to.
Re: Free MySQL client?
Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 1:27 pm
by Foo
Well actually there is because you can just run one of the bundled packages with apache, php, and myadmin as a single application.
But I do agree with you, phpMyAdmin isn't the best because it's the most intuitive to use, rather it's the most accessible due to being web based.
Re: Free MySQL client?
Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2007 7:07 am
by Eraser
I had some sort of package called Xampp or something, which included Apache, a bunch of PHP tools (including phpMyAdmin) and MySQL installed on my home computer works most excellent.
Problem is that I can't just go installing webservers on a client's server, no matter how open source and free it is. Besides, it would only increase chances of conflicts since we run Apache Tomcat (Jakarta) for our own webapps. Too much hassle
