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Great Interface 
- Version: 5.0-r9, 2/7/2007 12:43PM PST
linhadireta
Great Interface from Mysql Team. Much better than the one i use to work on linux. Very Nice.
No problems here 
- Version: 5.0-r8, 12/16/2006 05:43AM PST
rawhide_it
It works as advertised, and is faster than phpmyadmin (that anyway I use and appreciate)
Almost impossible to use - Version: 5.0-r1b, 8/22/2006 01:47AM PST
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jonnyboyca
I had heard great things of MySQL Administrator and the Aqua interface looks great, but when I actually tried to use it for some serious work it was ERROR, ERROR, CRASH, CRASH. It took me five tries and as many crashes to create one-and-a-half table (I gave up halfway the second one). Tip: don't try to set a primary key when you create table. Create the table first (with at least one field in it), then add your fields one by one (in case it crashes again). Don't make a mistake setting the datatype because trying to change a field from an int to tinytext later will result in nothing but crashes.
Oh, and check out the catch-22. When you create a user and fill out more than just the user name and the password, you can't save the user with specifiying the host first. Only when you then try to specify the host, you're told to first save the user. Crash!
Oh, and check out the catch-22. When you create a user and fill out more than just the user name and the password, you can't save the user with specifiying the host first. Only when you then try to specify the host, you're told to first save the user. Crash!
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- Almost impossible to use
Unusable - Version: 1.1.10, 6/24/2006 06:22AM PST
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iwan.buetti
Not intuitive, unpredictable behaviour, frustrating to use, unstable, full of bugs... unusable.
Totally unready for use - Version: 1.1.3, 4/26/2006 11:51AM PST
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tone3
A brief spin reveals this tool shows considerable promise, but I cannot imagine it passed any QA process whatsoever.
Create a table and add a few rows. You'll find that the task is not intuitive, but that is the minor issue. The vexing issue is that it shows you some malformed SQL code it wants to run to create the table (e.g.: it will list your one PRIMARY_KEY column twice, and it will make all your columns become "INT" despite the fact that some were other values).
So, if you then try to edit the table's schema to rectify these issues, the dialog box tells you you made no changes at all.
I went to the developer website and found a later version (1.1.5). Although this one seemed smarter in that it recognized that indeed I was altering the table, it crashed before completing the operation.
I have to think the developers should insist on a comprehensive test plan before releasing this. It is absolutely not ready for use (unless someone else considers making a table to be a "reach"). I'm glad I did not attempt using it with a database with actual data in it.
I look forward to progress on this tool, but they have a credibility issue at present. FYI -- the current Windows version is 1.1.9. I will try it out and see if at least there is OS X hope for the future.
tone
Create a table and add a few rows. You'll find that the task is not intuitive, but that is the minor issue. The vexing issue is that it shows you some malformed SQL code it wants to run to create the table (e.g.: it will list your one PRIMARY_KEY column twice, and it will make all your columns become "INT" despite the fact that some were other values).
So, if you then try to edit the table's schema to rectify these issues, the dialog box tells you you made no changes at all.
I went to the developer website and found a later version (1.1.5). Although this one seemed smarter in that it recognized that indeed I was altering the table, it crashed before completing the operation.
I have to think the developers should insist on a comprehensive test plan before releasing this. It is absolutely not ready for use (unless someone else considers making a table to be a "reach"). I'm glad I did not attempt using it with a database with actual data in it.
I look forward to progress on this tool, but they have a credibility issue at present. FYI -- the current Windows version is 1.1.9. I will try it out and see if at least there is OS X hope for the future.
tone
Crash Crash Crash - Version: 1.1.3, 4/10/2006 12:57AM PST
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kadoudal
running OS X 10.4.6, this nice piece of soft is also a nice piece of s.
not even able to backup one table.... all options are refused ( flush, ansi, ...)
selecting all tables in one schema then backup (MySQL 4.1.18) => CRASH
i'm giving up.. until a stable OS X up-to-date version is available !
not even able to backup one table.... all options are refused ( flush, ansi, ...)
selecting all tables in one schema then backup (MySQL 4.1.18) => CRASH
i'm giving up.. until a stable OS X up-to-date version is available !
Better than PHPMyAdmin - Version: 1.0.22, 8/24/2005 04:23PM PST
(2 of 3 users found this comment useful)
Cyberpawz
Web based GUI is fine, but MySQL Administrator is one of the best pieces of software I have used in a looooong time. I had been using PHPMyAdmin religiously for the past three years, and this software blows PHPMyAdmin away without attempting.
I have been using this software since it's beta status, and it has gotten better and better with each rev. I am using Tiger, MySQL 4.1.13, PHP 5.0.4, and more databases than I care to admit.
I would recommend this software for the newest users, to the experienced Gurus... it allows to change passwords, create names, and design databases nearly by a touch of a button. What more could you ask for as an Admin?
Oh, did I forget to mention, it's the best price ever... free!
I have been using this software since it's beta status, and it has gotten better and better with each rev. I am using Tiger, MySQL 4.1.13, PHP 5.0.4, and more databases than I care to admit.
I would recommend this software for the newest users, to the experienced Gurus... it allows to change passwords, create names, and design databases nearly by a touch of a button. What more could you ask for as an Admin?
Oh, did I forget to mention, it's the best price ever... free!
Very unstable - Version: 1.0.22, 7/10/2005 12:05PM PST
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Shevek
I found this app extremely unstable, it crashes when attempting various commands and the interface doesn't always react in a predictable manner. Thumbs down from me.
Very promising admin tool, and free! - Version: 1.0.22, 6/23/2005 09:46AM PST
(3 of 3 users found this comment useful)
klktrk
Version 1.0.22 fixed the connection problem I reported earlier, viz:
"Cannot connect to my remote MySQL 4.0.21 database running on a Mac OS X 10.3.9 system over port 3306. No compression turned on.
The error message is
Could not connect to MySQL instance at [hostname]. Error: Unknown system variable 'sql_mode' (code 1193)
My client is version 1.0.21 running on a Mac OS X 10.4.1 system."
I am now able to connect to my MySQL 4.0.21-based databases.
Now, because I'm a greedy fellow, I wish they would set up the configuration strings such that one could choose which kind of server one wanted to connect to, so I could use this with a MySQL 3.23-based server too. All the config strings are in XML, it would be nice to, in the connection dialog, be able to choose which major version to connect to, and MySQL Administrator would then pass the appropriate, and version-compatible config strings on connection.
I think this is a very beautifully designed app, with a lot of promise. Most everything I need is there right now. Together with CocoaMySql, and SQL Editor, I have almost everything I need.
A big Thank You to the developers for making this free!
"Cannot connect to my remote MySQL 4.0.21 database running on a Mac OS X 10.3.9 system over port 3306. No compression turned on.
The error message is
Could not connect to MySQL instance at [hostname]. Error: Unknown system variable 'sql_mode' (code 1193)
My client is version 1.0.21 running on a Mac OS X 10.4.1 system."
I am now able to connect to my MySQL 4.0.21-based databases.
Now, because I'm a greedy fellow, I wish they would set up the configuration strings such that one could choose which kind of server one wanted to connect to, so I could use this with a MySQL 3.23-based server too. All the config strings are in XML, it would be nice to, in the connection dialog, be able to choose which major version to connect to, and MySQL Administrator would then pass the appropriate, and version-compatible config strings on connection.
I think this is a very beautifully designed app, with a lot of promise. Most everything I need is there right now. Together with CocoaMySql, and SQL Editor, I have almost everything I need.
A big Thank You to the developers for making this free!
