This software has saved a ton of time for me. I recently obtained a copy of this great software and started using it today. Prior to using Navicat, I used MySQL Front and Nerocode MySQL client. Those are good clients, but they don’t have all the capabilities of Navicat 8.
Whats so damn special?
Well for starters, the software runs extremely smooth. It also does a great job organizing all my different database connections. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg. I am able to import and export straight from an excel spread sheet. This makes it extremely easy for my clients to do data entry or keep local records of there database without having to mess with a 3rd party converter. Navicat 8 also does a great job at backing up databases. I backed up a database with 40 tables and over 50 thousand rows in under 2 minutes. I was very pleased with it.
Alright Alright, how do I get this shiney MySQL goodness?
Well, as with most good things, you gotta buy it. Of course there are other ways of obtaining this software but I do not endorse that method at all…
Stay legal and buy it here :-p
http://www.navicat.com/store.html
Have you tried SQLyog? There is an open source community edition that contains all features of Navicat.
No, I haven’t, But I’ll be sure to look into it
Hey Scott,
I tried SQLyog about a year ago and wasn’t very impressed. I honestly thought that Navicat was much easier to use and has a more friendly UI.
I’ve only recently gotten back into working with PHP and MySQL again after working with .NET for a couple of years (Neither of these are as sweet as SQL Server Manager though). I downloaded Navicat 8 a couple of days ago and it rocks compared to what I used about a year ago.
By the way Anthony, nice review and I like your style of writing.