Database Design – DBDesigner
DBDesigner is a freely available database designing software that merges database designing, database management, database development and configuration into a single unified environment. It’s written in C++ using the MySQL database language and is free software. This program is designed to be user friendly with drag and drop features to allow users to create database driven websites. The use of this software makes it simple for people to create custom-designed websites or develop websites of any size and complexity. It also comes with various add on tools and features such as user interface, security measures, template conversion wizard and more.
With the DBDesigner GUI, you can easily add, edit, remove or delete tables, view information from a database and create various complex queries. A windows interface is provided which allows easy navigation and also provides various other functions such as exporting data to a file, importing data from a text file etc. To add, edit or remove table columns, you just need to select a column from a data source and then just click on the ‘add column’ or ‘remove column’ buttons to do the task accordingly. Some additional features of the software include a facility to easily create pivot tables, joins, group views, complex query builders and complex analytical expressions.
The latest version of DBDesigner comes with an interactive web editor where a programmer can build complex database driven websites easily. It has many other advanced functions such as secure user permissions, database optimization, cookie support, secure SQL login, regular expressions, wildcard matching support, full support for encrypted tables, connection plans support, user defined plan functions and so on. It comes with an online SQL tutorial which teaches the user how to connect to the database and how to perform various actions like creating, updating and deleting database records. It also comes with an online SQL editor that allows an interactive user to enter data into a table, retrieve and update records and also to select different views of the same records. If you are looking for an easy to use interface to manage your database then definitely try out the latest release of the acclaimed software that is widely used by small and large organizations across the world.
