Matthew: Personally I prefer the shell - but I do have clients who's host providers only allow phpMyAdmin - it is a pretty powerful interface - once you spend about 10 mins in there it is pretty easy to use, and just remember that it does have a raw sql 'field' that will let you run any query that you have permission for.
The only thing to watch for is that it is a recent version of phpmyadmin - some providers have older versions because they believe them to be more stable, and while that may be true, you lose out on a lot of the newer and more powerful features offered now. It is worth noting that with these providers also, as long as you have FTP access, you CAN install your own phpmyadmin version - just name it a different directory than what they offer. Overall phpMyAdmin is a very good alternative when you just cant get shell - and in some cases can make life easier as well. Two thumbs up ;) On 9/4/03 7:32 PM, "Matthew K. Gold" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I need to move my site to a host that supports PHP and MySQL. I found a > nice deal that provides a lot of good stuff for an affordable price > (sitelutions.com is offering 5 MySQL databases, PHP support, cgi, etc etc > for $9.95/month). > > There's only one problem--they don't allow you to edit the MySQL databases > through a shell--you have to use a web-based control panel and phpMyAdmin. > > My problem is that I'm used to editing my MySQL databases through the shell, > and I find the phpMyAdmin admin kind of confusing. > > I have two questions: > > 1. Was anyone out there in my position before, but then once you tried > phpMyAdmin, you found that you liked it a lot? > > 2. Does anyone know of any better, or equal deals out there that also allow > shell access? > > Thanks very much in advance for your help. > > best, > > Matthew Gold > -- Cheers Mike Morton **************************************************** * * Tel: 905-465-1263 * Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * **************************************************** "Indeed, it would not be an exaggeration to describe the history of the computer industry for the past decade as a massive effort to keep up with Apple." - Byte Magazine Given infinite time, 100 monkeys could type out the complete works of Shakespeare. Win 98 source code? Eight monkeys, five minutes. -- NullGrey -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
