CIMyAdmin v0.3b4 (Feb 2nd, 2011, 11:11PM)

[eluser]Volte[/eluser]
[quote author="Xeoncross" date="1218508678"]Other than being faster and AJAXified - how is CIMyAdmin different?
It looks (and acts) like a clone to me...
And it seems like it is missing some features...?[/quote]

Hey Xeoncross. There are only so many ways to sail a boat, but no matter how you sail your boat, you want it to be pleasant. How the boat is built is a huge contributing factor to the even-keeled and consistency of the boat and its sailing.

CIMyAdmin (CIMA) is as much a boat as PHPMyAdmin (PMA) is (however to PMA's credit, a bit less complete). The difference (right now) is the potential. The potential the "PMA boat" has been completely shot through various uncontrolled abominations and mutilations as it grew. Take a look at the source code and you'll see what I'm talking about. You can imagine how difficult it must be to develop, maintain and build upon PMA. These issues are only accentuated by its hideous exterior. Now, don't get me wrong here, I'm sure there are quality developers on that team doing the best they can with what they've got.

One of the testiments to my claims is the speed with which I've gotten CIMA up in running in comparison to PMA. Ironically, as I've essentially "re-invented" the wheel, apart from the overarching application, I take to heart the UNIX mantra, that is, efficiency is in simplicity. CIMA aims to leverage (good) technologies that have already been created. For instance, PMA builds its own export database functionality into one of their many many functionally programmed php files. CIMA on the other-hand, taps down into the *NIX operating system and uses the already compiled, fast, native, and tested mysqldump. All that CIMA does is provides a wrapper for that functionality, an interface if you will.

So a clone? Yes functionally. However, structurally, much better DNA, and sure, as you mentioned it is lacking a few features, an obvious byproduct to its immaturity. As the weeks and months progress, and with the added help of a supportive community, CIMA will surely blossom into its full potential.

At any rate it is a very cool example of a useful project built on CI. Good job, I know that must have been some work.

Thanks! It is rather quite fun with a sensible and sane framework with which to build upon.

Also, have you guys thought about extending CIMyAdmin to support (even just a little) other systems like SQlite or MSSQL?

Certainly! That's the good news. The bad news, not for a while. Right now CIMA is highly tailored for MySQL, but it is certainly in the plans for abstracting that functionality out. My current plans for that are around version 2.0, but as you can see from the progression of versions, it will be a while before I reach that point. Again, though, with hopefully more and more interest, that will translate into help, and CIMA will really take off.

Cheers!

volte.