phpMyAdmin versus Toad for MySQL?

phpMyAdmin versus Toad for MySQL?

am 19.11.2005 22:21:42 von lee.albert.s

Anyone have any thoughts on Toad for MyQSL for managing your mysql
databases instead of phpMyAdmin? If Toad can do for MySQL what it has
done for Oracle, I think phpMyAdmin would have a run for its money...

Re: phpMyAdmin versus Toad for MySQL?

am 19.11.2005 22:35:31 von Shion

lee.albert.s@gmail.com wrote:
> Anyone have any thoughts on Toad for MyQSL for managing your mysql
> databases instead of phpMyAdmin? If Toad can do for MySQL what it has
> done for Oracle, I think phpMyAdmin would have a run for its money...

I like to use the mysql console command, but when it comes to Toad vs
phpMyAdmin, one is commercial and the other is opensource, so they do not
compete on the same terms and for home users I see phpMyAdmin has all what
needs for becoming a winner, while on the enterprise level Toad may get some
scores, but I would think that MySql's own front end will have a better chance.


//Aho

Re: phpMyAdmin versus Toad for MySQL?

am 19.11.2005 22:59:38 von lee.albert.s

Very good points! I do want to make note that I was mainly speaking to
the freeware version. I know it is still not opensoure, but at least
they compete on the same level of price. I still haven't throughly
used either one because I'm new to everything (databases, php, apache,
etc) and just wanted to know which I should start with for a LAMP-based
web app I'm toying with.

I do have some experience with Toad for Oracle because of work, but
that's about it.

Any other inputs and feedback would be awesome. Thanks!

Re: phpMyAdmin versus Toad for MySQL?

am 19.11.2005 23:39:33 von Shion

lee.albert.s@gmail.com wrote:
> Very good points! I do want to make note that I was mainly speaking to
> the freeware version. I know it is still not opensoure, but at least
> they compete on the same level of price.

There was an interesting word connected to the freeware version, "Windows",
which makes that they do not compete on the same level, as one is limited to
one operating system while the other can be used on any OS that has PHP support.


> I do have some experience with Toad for Oracle because of work, but
> that's about it.

As you already have experience of the software in question and I guess you
have Microsoft, so go for it, no point in starting from the "beginning" just
for fun.


//Aho