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author | Michal Čihař <mcihar@suse.cz> | 2012-11-09 15:01:46 +0400 |
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committer | Michal Čihař <mcihar@suse.cz> | 2012-11-09 15:01:46 +0400 |
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diff --git a/doc/intro.rst b/doc/intro.rst deleted file mode 100644 index 957a0f7164..0000000000 --- a/doc/intro.rst +++ /dev/null @@ -1,74 +0,0 @@ -.. _intro: - -Introduction -============ - -phpMyAdmin can manage a whole MySQL server (needs a super-user) as -well as a single database. To accomplish the latter you'll need a -properly set up MySQL user who can read/write only the desired -database. It's up to you to look up the appropriate part in the MySQL -manual. - - -Currently phpMyAdmin can: -+++++++++++++++++++++++++ - -* browse and drop databases, tables, views, columns and indexes -* display multiple results sets through stored procedures or queries -* create, copy, drop, rename and alter databases, tables, columns and - indexes -* maintenance server, databases and tables, with proposals on server - configuration -* execute, edit and bookmark any :abbr:`SQL (structured query - language)`-statement, even batch-queries -* load text files into tables -* create [#f1]_ and read dumps of tables -* export [#f1]_ data to various formats: :abbr:`CSV (Comma Separated Values)`, - :abbr:`XML (Extensible Markup Language)`, :abbr:`PDF (Portable - Document Format)`, :abbr:`ISO (International Standards - Organisation)`/:abbr:`IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission)` - 26300 - OpenDocument Text and Spreadsheet, :abbr:`Word (Microsoft Word - 2000)`, and LATEX formats -* import data and MySQL structures from OpenDocument spreadsheets, as - well as :abbr:`XML (Extensible Markup Language)`, :abbr:`CSV (Comma - Separated Values)`, and :abbr:`SQL (Server Query Language)` files -* administer multiple servers -* manage MySQL users and privileges -* check referential integrity in MyISAM tables -* using Query-by-example (QBE), create complex queries automatically - connecting required tables -* create :abbr:`PDF (Portable Document Format)` graphics of your - Database layout -* search globally in a database or a subset of it -* transform stored data into any format using a set of predefined - functions, like displaying BLOB-data as image or download-link -* track changes on databases, tables and views -* support InnoDB tables and foreign keys see :ref:`faq3_6` -* support mysqli, the improved MySQL extension see :ref:`faq1_17` -* create, edit, call, export and drop stored procedures and functions -* create, edit, export and drop events and triggers -* communicate in `62 different languages - <http://www.phpmyadmin.net/home_page/translations.php>`_ -* synchronize two databases residing on the same as well as remote - servers see :ref:`faq9_1` - - -A word about users: -------------------- - -Many people have difficulty understanding the concept of user -management with regards to phpMyAdmin. When a user logs in to -phpMyAdmin, that username and password are passed directly to MySQL. -phpMyAdmin does no account management on its own (other than allowing -one to manipulate the MySQL user account information); all users must -be valid MySQL users. - -.. rubric:: Footnotes - -.. [#f1] - - phpMyAdmin can compress (Zip, GZip -RFC 1952- or Bzip2 formats) - dumps and :abbr:`CSV (comma separated values)` exports if you use - PHP with Zlib support (``--with-zlib``) and/or Bzip2 support - (``--with-bz2``). Proper support may also need changes in - :file:`php.ini`. |