phpMyAdmin is a free software tool written in PHP, intended to handle the administration of MySQL over the Web.

phpMyAdmin is a free and open source tool written in PHP intended to handle the administration of MySQL with the use of a web browser. It can perform various tasks such as creating, modifying or deleting databases, tables, fields or rows; executing SQL statements; or managing users and permissions.

Features

Features provided by the program include:[8]

  • Web interface
  • MySQL database management
  • Import data from CSV and SQL
  • Export data to various formats: CSV, SQL, XML, PDF (via the TCPDF library), ISO/IEC 26300 - OpenDocument Text and Spreadsheet, Word, Excel, LaTeX and others
  • Administering multiple servers
  • Creating PDF graphics of the database layout
  • Creating complex queries using Query-by-Example (QBE)
  • Searching globally in a database or a subset of it
  • Transforming stored data into any format using a set of predefined functions, like displaying BLOB-data as image or download-link
  • Live charts to monitor MySQL server activity like connections, processes, CPU/Memory usage, etc.

The software, which is currently available in 72 languages, is maintained by The phpMyAdmin Project.