Program to read Database?

Who knows a good one?

[Willis]

Umm I guess a simple question, I know how to access a database though a php system , like /sqladmin/ , or maybe a few custom scripts to read and allow to manipulate . . but does anyone know of an actual program to access a database without the use ofa browser?

[txbakers]

Most databases have a client piece that allows access to the database.

[Willis]

Unless we're talking about two seperate items , which I doubt . . I know. But thats though the browser window . . be it IE or Netscape or w/e you enjoy.

What I'm looking for is a seperate application on its own, which you can use to access a database and it would operate in the same logic as if you were using the 'client piece'.

[sun818]

There are dozens of commercial and free database query clients for desktops. You have not mentioned what platform the database is on. You also did not mention what operating system the client workstation is running. If you are using mySQL on a web host with a Windows PC, I am not aware of a client side tool.

MS SQL Server and Oracle both have client side tools. You also have a lot of third party tools that interface with the database through ODBC.

[txbakers]

mySql provides the mySQL Control Center.

I use mySql-HOST for my client. There are dozens of them.

I wouldn't even know how to access the database directly through the browser.