> 2. What is the thing that provides a GUI for MySQL that mimics SQL > Server's? (I recall it was written by someone in Germany and have been > told it's excellent). > > For 2. I don't really know, try the MySQL site at http://www.mysql.com/ > If you are using Mac OS X, you might try YourSQL: http://www.mludi.net/YourSQL/ There might be other OS X based apps, try: http://macosxapps.com/ And of course there's phpMyAdmin for a browser-based solution (which is for any OS with PHP/MySQL): http://www.phpmyadmin.net/ Pete