An introduction to Navicat database administration software for MySql. Covering making a connection to a local mysql server, remote server and remote connection through http tunneling.

1. Introduction To
MySql Database Administration GUI
Presented By Chad Robertson For
Front Range PHP Users Group
July 13th 2010

2. What I Will Be Covering
What is Navicat?
The stacks I used for this presentation
Why would you want to use it?
Comparison to phpMyAdmin
Who can use it?
Setting up a connection (local, remote and remote http tunnel)
Basic usage
Demo / Questions?

3. What I Will Be Covering
What is Navicat?
The stacks I used for this presentation
Why would you want to use it?
Comparison to phpMyAdmin
Who can use it?
Setting up a connection (local, remote and remote http tunnel)
Basic usage
Demo / Questions?

4. What is Navicat
Database GUI
Administration
Development

5. Local Stack Configuration

6. Local Stack Configuration

7. Local Stack Configuration
MySql

8. Remote Stack Configuration

9. Remote Stack Configuration

10. Remote Stack Configuration
MySql With Http Tunneling

11. Remote Stack Configuration
MySql Normal Port Connection

12. Why Would You Want To Use It?
Single interface for multiple servers
Advanced controls
Simple to advanced user interface
Multiple ways to manage
Simple importing and exporting of data
Lite version for free
They support non-profit and open source projects

13. Comparison to phpMyAdmin
Pro’s
Always Available
Powerful
Con’s
Single Server
Speed
Confusing
Dated Interface

14. Who Can Use It?
XP
Vista
Server 2003
Server 2008
Windows 7

15. Who Can Use It?
10.4 Tiger
10.5 Leopard
10.6 Snow Leopard

16. Who Can Use It?
Compatible with i386 PC
Support 32-bit and 64-bit Linux platform
Support Linux kernel version 2.2 or higher
Support Glibc 2.4 or above
Support GNOME and KDE

17. Setup a Local Connection
Click the connection
toolbar button.

18. Setup a Local Connection
Click the connection
toolbar button.
Enter your local
server details.

19. Setup a Local Connection
Click the connection
toolbar button.
Enter your local
server details.
Mac OS X requires a
socket file, this is the
location for Zend
Server CE.

20. Setup a Local Connection
Click the connection
toolbar button.
Enter your local
server details.
Mac OS X requires a
socket file, this is the
location for Zend
Server CE.
Test your
connection.

21. Setup a Local Connection
Click the connection
toolbar button.
Enter your local
server details.
Mac OS X requires a
socket file, this is the
location for Zend
Server CE.
Test your
connection.
Profit!

22. Setup a Remote Connection
Click the connection
toolbar button.

23. Setup a Remote Connection
Click the connection
toolbar button.
Enter your remote
server details.

24. Setup a Remote Connection
Click the connection
toolbar button.
Enter your remote
server details.
Test your
connection.

25. Setup a Remote Connection
Click the connection
toolbar button.
Enter your remote
server details.
Test your
connection.
Profit!

26. Setup Remote HTTP Tunnel
Connection
Click the connection
toolbar button.

27. Setup Remote HTTP Tunnel
Connection
Click the connection
toolbar button.
Enter your remote
server details.

28. Setup Remote HTTP Tunnel
Connection
Click the connection
toolbar button.
Enter your remote
server details.
Enter the tunnel php
file’s url. You can also
password protect the
directory / file.

29. Setup Remote HTTP Tunnel
Connection
Click the connection
toolbar button.
Enter your remote
server details.
Enter the tunnel php
file’s url. You can also
password protect the
directory / file.
Test your
connection.

30. Navigation Menu
Lists all the “parts” of your database in a tree view for easy
navigation.
Tables
Views
Functions
Events
Queries (Your saved queries)
Backups

31. Viewing Items
Select a menu
item to view all
items in that
category

32. Viewing Items
List view gives you a lot of information all at once.

33. Queries
You can save
often used
queries.

34. Queries
A simple text editor
for writing queries.

35. Queries
Or a query builder UI

36. Viewing/Editing Results
The result view
window is tabbed for
easy navigation.

37. Viewing/Editing Results
Data entry is as
simple as a
spreadsheet.

38. Console
Need the console? It’s available even
when using http tunneling.

39. And Much Much More...
Demo and Questions

40. Thank You!