Comments on: Eight More MySQL Apps for OS X

By: marlee

marlee — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 07:22:46 +0000

I’m using the latest Navicat and it works well without crash. Perhaps, you can download the latest version and give it a try.

By: Chris Gibson

Chris Gibson — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 10:08:11 +0000

NaviCat is good, and I use it pretty much daily… but I just wish it had a nicer interface. It also crashes extremely frequently, even though I’m running the very latest version 8.0.7.

I don’t need some of the advanced tools it provides — I rarely use views, or stored procedures — but I do use the database synchronisation/transfer tools a lot. If I could find an alternative, more “OS X” application that could sychronise databases, I’d happily move away from NaviCat.

By: franklee

franklee — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:08:14 +0000

I voted for Navicat. From the easy user interface that is VERY comprehensive to the AWESOME backup feature, this product has saved my ass many of times, and I’ve only owned it for 1 year.

I’ve had to move sites from one server to another, and this product do the transfer for me with one click of a button. Truly amazing.

If you’re serious about saving time, give up the demos, and get the real thing.

By: Joe L.

Joe L. — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 22:52:20 +0000

@Frank – awesome, thanks.
I guess I should have realized that because I actually use another program (on my Windows Virtual Machine) called PHPRunner that connects to my mySQL databases using a similar PHP connection script.

By: Frank S.

Frank S. — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:36:54 +0000

@Joe L.: You can use a PHP bridge / tunnel to connect to your MySQL database at 1&1. RazorSQL offers one (http://www.razorsql.com/docs/razorsql_mysql_bridge.html. Navicat probably does too, but they may call it something different.

By: MySQL Workbench

MySQL Workbench — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 05:40:55 +0000

MySQL Workbench is available on MacOS, Linux, Windows
http://forums.mysql.com/index.php?151

By: Jared

Jared — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 18:54:08 +0000

You should also take a look at SQuirreL SQL which is a java based cross platform SQL client that is free.

By: Joe L.

Joe L. — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 12:45:52 +0000

yeah, i sent a help-desk ticket to 1and1 and they confirmed the same thing. sucks….

thanks

By: hhm

hhm — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 07:54:30 +0000

@Joe L.: some providers do not allow database connections from outside their own network. 1&1 is one of them.

By: Joe L.

Joe L. — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 02:03:58 +0000

does anyone use 1and1 for hosting? I cannot get any of these programs to connect to my 1and1 mySQL databases. Is this something 1and1 blocks?