# Mysql but no mysql front **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [December 6, 2006, 6:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mysql-but-no-mysql-front/78531 "2006-12-06T18:34:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![asetzler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ac91a4/32.png) [@asetzler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/asetzler)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2006, 6:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mysql-but-no-mysql-front/78531/1 "2006-12-06T18:34:36Z")
i’m a newbie and i’ve just downloaded instantrails all the tutorials seem to expect mysql front but since it is no longer part of the package and mysql isn’t installed in the conventional way how do i get into mysql to set up tables etc without going through ruby on rails but directly into mysql ---
**Author:** ![asetzler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ac91a4/32.png) [@asetzler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/asetzler)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2006, 7:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mysql-but-no-mysql-front/78531/2 "2006-12-06T19:35:36Z")
You can use the ruby console from within Instant rails. Click on the “I” go to “rails applications” to “ruby console”. From there its just a console, so you can do normal console things. Hope that helps -K ---
**Author:** ![asetzler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ac91a4/32.png) [@asetzler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/asetzler)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2006, 7:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mysql-but-no-mysql-front/78531/3 "2006-12-06T19:35:38Z")
Adam Storey wrote: > i’m a newbie and i’ve just downloaded instantrails > all the tutorials seem to expect mysql front but since it is no longer > part of the package and mysql isn’t installed in the conventional way > how do i get into mysql to set up tables etc without going through ruby > on rails but directly into mysql right well after some rumaging on mysql website i’ve sussed it ---
**Author:** ![asetzler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ac91a4/32.png) [@asetzler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/asetzler)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2006, 12:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mysql-but-no-mysql-front/78531/4 "2006-12-07T12:55:11Z")
Luke wrote: > Also check out HeidiSQL - which is an open source version of MySQL front > > [http://www.heidisql.com/](http://www.heidisql.com/) > > Cheers > Luke thank you i was playing with the app and found phpmyadmin (DOH) which is more pleasant than the bloody horrible windows shell. This is the most command line i’ve ever done on windows and the shell is horrible and makes me appreciate linux (which i only occasionally use) rather more - which, as i’m sure u know, has a very nice command line and a choice of shells. cheers adam ---
**Author:** ![asetzler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ac91a4/32.png) [@asetzler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/asetzler)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2006, 11:30am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mysql-but-no-mysql-front/78531/5 "2006-12-07T11:30:45Z")
Adam Storey wrote: > Adam Storey wrote: > > > i’m a newbie and i’ve just downloaded instantrails > > all the tutorials seem to expect mysql front but since it is no longer > > part of the package and mysql isn’t installed in the conventional way > > how do i get into mysql to set up tables etc without going through ruby > > on rails but directly into mysql > > right well after some rumaging on mysql website i’ve sussed it Also check out HeidiSQL - which is an open source version of MySQL front > **[HeidiSQL - MariaDB, MySQL, MSSQL, PostgreSQL and SQLite made easy](https://www.heidisql.com/)** > > HeidiSQL is a free and powerful client for MariaDB, MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL and SQLite Cheers Luke