[ Thanks to snydeq for
this link. ]
“There are several reasons why you should consider these tools
instead of creating your own in-house tools. First, thanks to their
wide use, they’re mature and field-tested. Second, because they are
free and open source, they benefit from the knowledge and
experience of the continually expanding MySQL community. Finally,
these tools are actively developed, and many are professionally
supported (either for free or commercially), so they continue to
improve and adapt with the evolving MySQL industry.“Keep in mind that there are many more tools worthy of your
attention. I have chosen to emphasize free and open source, and to
err on the side of usefulness and usability. Also note that all are
Unix command-line programs but one, in large part because MySQL is
more widely deployed and developed on Unix systems. If I missed a
favorite, feel free to highlight it in the comments below.”