MySQLMan Help

You can find the tool bar on top of each page. It is created to make MySQLMan easier to navigate. The tool bar is divided into 4 parts.

• Section 1 (upper left)
  This section of the tool bar tells you where you are in. The status is shown in the form

  Top : Mysql [: database_name] [: table_name] [(page_no)]

Where

Top	: Takes you to the URL specified in "home_url" in the config file (mysql.cfg).
Mysql	: Takes you to the database list.
database_name	: Takes you to the table list of the database.
table_name	: Shows the current table you are in.
page_no	: The page number when veiwing records.

• Section 2 (upper right)
  Help pages.

  HOME - List of all help pages available.
  Page - Help on the current page.

• Section 3 (lower left)
  This is the main section of the tool bar. From here, you can find most of the functions available in MySQLMan. These functions are categorized into 2 types - database functions and table functions. In addition, they are divided into 3 levels as follows:
  1. You should see the following once logged in:

     Databases: List | Create | Login | Logout

     Each link allows you to:

     List	- see the list of databases.
     Create	- create a new database.
     Login	- switch to another user.
     Logout	- logout.

  2. As a database is selected, 4 more functions become available:

     Databases: List | Create | SQL Monitor | SQL Dump | Login | Logout Tables: List | Create

     The 4 additional functions are:

     SQL Monitor	- lets you send your own queries to mySQL.
     SQL Dump	- creates queries that recreate the current database.
     (Table) List	- displays the list of tables in the database.
     (Table) Create	- create a new table in the database.

  3. As an action is selected from the table list, all the functions become available:

     Databases: List | Create | SQL Monitor | SQL Dump | Login | Logout Tables: List | Create | Browse | Search | Properties | Insert | Empty | Drop | Import | Export | Rename | Add_Fields

     These functions are:

     Browse	- displays all records in the table.
     Search	- lets you create simple SELECT... FROM current_table WHERE... query.
     Properties	- shows the table definition.
     Insert	- insert a new record into the table.
     Empty	- deletes all records from the current table.
     Drop	- removes the current table from the database.
     Import	- imports data in a delimited file into the table.
     Export	- exports data in the table to a delimited file.
     Rename	- renames the current table.
     Add_Fields	- adds new fields to the table.

• Section 4 (lower right)
  Link to Gossamer Threads Inc. website.