Apr

5

Chive, alternative to PHPMyAdmin

April 5, 2010 | 1 Comment

I don’t remember how I’ve heard about Chive, a young alternative to PhpMyAdmin (version 0.3 was released less than a week ago). I believe it was a link on twitter.
There seem to be two policies when it comes to a MySQL browser for web developers: the desktop app or the web app. A lot of people seem to use PHPMyAdmin though I gave it up several years ago. First for the MySQL QueryBrowser, later on for SequelPro (OS X). SequelPro does everything I need, connect via socket, tcp or ssh which is extremly useful. Still, sometimes, to install a PHPMyAdmin (or something similar) on a remote server or a dev server can be handy. So I tried Chive.

The installation couldnt be easier. Just unrar the package, place it in your document root somewhere and it works. Chive runs on the Yii PHP framework and, as far as I can tell, it’s pretty fast. The interface is less cluttered than PHPMyAdmin. Of course, you have to get some work done with a tool like that to judge of its efficiency but it looks like a nice alternative to PHPMyAdmin to me. Actually, the feature list comparaison on the Chive website is impressive (considering the age of the project). I will definitely recommend it to developers I work with because I hate using PHPMyAdmin when pairing with them.

If you have any use for a web based MySQL Browserm check Chive out:

  • Chive homepage
  • Chive’s source code on launchpad
    • Filed under: Computing, Internet, PHP

    Tagged with: , , , , ,

    Liked this page?

    Tweet it

    Subscribe to the RSS feed or sign up for the newsletter now.

    Posts related to Chive, alternative to PHPMyAdmin

    1 Comment to "Chive, alternative to PHPMyAdmin"

    1. Trackback on Samantha Halfon on April 5, 2010 at 4:33 pm

      New blog post: Chive, alternative to PHPMyAdmin:
      I don’t remember how I’ve heard about Chive, a young alternative… http://bit.ly/cSu5Ny

    Name (required)

    Email (required)

    Website

    Leave a Reply

    • About Me


      photo of Samantha Halfon Samantha Halfon
      Software Engineer
      blueKiwi software
      Paris, France
      I enjoy playing with my computer(s), listening to Bob Dylan (and related artists) and watching movies (especially if they were directed by Martin Scorsese or John Cassavetes). Sometimes, I play a little guitar... If not doing any of the above, I am either riding a small red bike around Paris, or, making videos. About my videomaking please check out World Wide Angle and its blog.