Free MySQL client?

[Eraser]

Do any of you have experience with graphical user interfaces for MySQL? It has to be a free solution. Currently I'm working with Navicat which is okay, but that's not free so I can't install it on a client's machine. I hate phpMyAdmin so that won't do (besides, it's PHP based which I can't run either).

Any suggestions?

[Foo]

http://www.webyog.com/en/downloads.php

This one's alright. There was another one but I can't remember it. PHPMyAdmin is the definitive way to fly, TBH.

[phoq]

I also use SQLyog (get the community edition), it's super

[Fender]

DBVisualizer
SQuirreL SQL Client
You'll need the JDBC drivers.

[dmmh]

what's wrong with PHPMyAdmin?

[Eraser]

what's wrong with PHPMyAdmin?

It's interface is cluttered to the point where it's counter-productive. It's unintuitive and I found myself searching for functions which were instantly clear to me in a tool like Navicat. Most important of all though, phpMyAdmin is based on PHP and requires a PHP webserver. I have no PHP webserver available so there's no way for me to run phpMyAdmin, even if I wanted to.

[Foo]

Well actually there is because you can just run one of the bundled packages with apache, php, and myadmin as a single application.

But I do agree with you, phpMyAdmin isn't the best because it's the most intuitive to use, rather it's the most accessible due to being web based.

[Eraser]

I had some sort of package called Xampp or something, which included Apache, a bunch of PHP tools (including phpMyAdmin) and MySQL installed on my home computer works most excellent.

Problem is that I can't just go installing webservers on a client's server, no matter how open source and free it is. Besides, it would only increase chances of conflicts since we run Apache Tomcat (Jakarta) for our own webapps. Too much hassle