The Database Manager is the administration tool for database instances. You can use this tool to create and monitor database instances on local and remote hosts. You can back up the data from database instances, and recover the data, if necessary.
The database management tool Database Manager can be called as a graphical user interface (Database Manager GUI), as a Web-based tool (Web DBM), or as a command-line oriented tool (Database Manager CLI). All three versions of this program offer a similar range of functions.
The Database Manager CLI and the Web DBM can be installed on all supported operating systems. The Database Manager GUI can run on Microsoft Windows only.
Each version of the Database Manager can be used for the administration of database instances on all operating systems supported by the database system.
A sound knowledge of database administration is required to work with the Database Manager.
You can download the Database Manager CLI program free of charge at the address http://www.mysql.com/downloads. It is a part of the software package for the database kernel, which means it is included in the installation profiles all and Server.
For general information about the database system, see the Database Administration documentation.
You can also access the functions of the Database Manager CLI with other programming languages, and therefore automate the administration of database instances using programs. You can use the following programming interfaces to do this:
Programming Language |
Module |
Java |
powertoys.DBM |
Python |
sapdb.dbm |
Perl |
SAP::DBtech::dbm |
For more information, see the Perl and Python user manuals.
The Database Manager CLI, Version 7.5, is described in the following topics:
Functions of the Database Manager CLI
Logging On to the Database Manager
Working with the Database Manager CLI