Adminer - Database Management In A Single PHP File

Adminer ­ Database management in a single PHP file

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• Adminer
• Adminer Editor
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• Forums
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Adminer is available for: MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, CockroachDB, SQLite, MS SQL, Oracle. Others can be added via plugin: Elasticsearch, SimpleDB, MongoDB, Firebird, Clickhouse.

See: Features, Requirements, Skins, References Download v 5.4.2, 2026-02-08 Online demo

Screenshots

Screencast about Adminer features and using plugins (19:31, by Srigi)

Downloads

• Adminer 5.4.2 (.php, 497 kB), English only (.php, 321 kB)
• Adminer 5.4.2 for MySQL (.php, 401 kB), English only (.php, 232 kB)
• Source codes (.zip, 866 kB), Current development version
• Donate: Paypal, GitHub, Patreon
• Latest stable version (use e.g. by wget): https://www.adminer.org/latest[-mysql][-en].php
• Change log, blog
• User contributed packages: Docker, Debian package, Wordpress plugin, Drupal module, Arch Linux package, Dockette, Moodle plugin, CMS Made Simple Module, Laravel, Laravel, Laravel, Electron, Jaxon, Omeka
• Older versions

Features

• Connect to a database server with username and password
• Select an existing database or create a new one
• List fields, indexes, foreign keys and triggers of table
• Change name, engine, collation, auto_increment and comment of table
• Alter name, type, collation, comment and default values of columns
• Add and drop tables and columns
• Create, alter, drop and search by indexes including fulltext
• Create, alter, drop and link lists by foreign keys
• Create, alter, drop and select from views
• Create, alter, drop and call stored procedures and functions
• Create, alter and drop triggers
• List data in tables with search, aggregate, sort and limit results
• Insert new records, update and delete the existing ones
• Supports all data types, blobs through file transfer
• Execute any SQL command from a text field or a file
• Export table structure, data, views, routines, databases to SQL or CSV
• Print database schema connected by foreign keys
• Show processes and kill them
• Display users and rights and change them
• Display variables with links to documentation
• Support generated columns, check constraints
• Manage events and table partitions (MySQL 5.1)
• Schemas, sequences, user types (PostgreSQL)
• Extensive customization options

Requirements

• Works with MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, CockroachDB, SQLite, MS SQL, Oracle
• Plugins: Elasticsearch, SimpleDB, MongoDB, Firebird, ClickHouse, IGDB, IMAP - Improve your driver
• Supports PHP 5.3+, 7 and 8 with enabled sessions
• Available in many languages (46) - Create a new translation
• Free for commercial and non-commercial use (Apache License or GPL 2)

Security is #1 priority in development of Adminer. Adminer does not allow connecting to databases without a password and it rate-limits the connection attempts to protect against brute-force attacks. Still, consider making Adminer inaccessible to public by whitelisting IP addresses allowed to connect to it, password-protecting the access in your web server, enabling security plugins (e.g. to require an OTP) or by customizing the login method. You can also delete Adminer if not needed anymore, it is just one file which is easy to upload in the future. Adminer had some security bugs in the past so update whenever Adminer tells you there is a new version available (ask your administrator if you could not update yourself). More information

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Why is Adminer better than phpMyAdmin?

Replace phpMyAdmin with Adminer and you will get a tidier user interface, better support for MySQL features, higher performance and more security.

Adminer development priorities are: 1. Security, 2. User experience, 3. Performance, 4. Feature set, 5. Size.

Alternative designs

• hever
• nette
• brade
• ng9
• pepa-linha
• lucas-sandery
• win98
• pappu687
• mvt
• lavender-light
• rmsoft
• rmsoft-blue
• rmsoft-dark
• adminer-dark
• michael-grznar
• pepa-linha-dark
• ichier
• filamentish
• mancave
• galkaev
• dracula
• cocoa
• simple-theme
• arcs-material
• price
• flat
• haeckel
• pokorny
• paranoiq
• bueltge
• esterka
• nicu
• arcs-
• konya
• kahi

Usage: Just put the file adminer.css or adminer-dark.css alongside adminer.php.

• Several styles by Pematon
• Several styles by Robert Mesaros

References

• 2025-03-24 Adminer 5.1.0 - autoloading pluginů - PHP triky (Czech)
• 2025-03-07 Adminer 5.0.0 - jmenný prostor - PHP triky (Czech)
• 2022-09-27 Cloudways (English)
• 2022-08-11 TechRepublic (English)
• 2022-08-02 HowtoForge (English)
• 2022-08-01 Tecmint (English)
• 2022-05-30 Hacker News (English)
• 2022-01-24 Linux Stans (English)
• 2021-01-18 Kinsta (English)
• 2020-12-30 Users of Adminer 3.7.1 and older might have been hacked - PHP triky (English)
• 2020-02-01 Analyzegear (Japanese)
• 2019-04-01 Linux Magazine (English)
• 2018-02-13 TechRepublic (English)
• 2016-02-21 Youtube (Portuguese)
• 2015-08-17 SourceForge Community Blog (English)
• 2014-07-17 Linux Journal (English)
• 2014-01-31 Ubuntu Geek (English)
• 2014-01-29 Tecmint (English)
• 2012-10-15 Postgres OnLine Journal (English)
• 2012-04-19 Linux.com (English)
• 2012-03-19 SourceForge.net (English)
• 2011-11-09 Linux Career (English)
• 2010-10-27 SitePoint (English)
• 2010-10-13 CodingThis.com (English)
• 2010-02-03 FreakZion (English)
• 2010-01-12 Zdroják (Czech)
• 2009-12-28 Architecture of Adminer - PHP triky (English)
• 2009-09-10 WordPress-Zone (German)
• 2009-08-27 php|arch (English)
• 2009-08-18 CodeDiesel (English)
• 2009-08-17 Web Resources Depot (English)
• 2009-08-02 Wikipedia (English)
• 2008-09-04 Lenz Grimmer (English)
• 2008-08-21 Linux.com (English)
• 2008-07-03 SourceForge.net (English)
• 2007-11-21 Programujte.com (Czech)
• 2007-07-25 Root.cz (Czech)
• 2007-07-25 phpMinAdmin - PHP triky (Czech)

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