For anyone working with multiple database engines, regularly switching between different apps to manage them can be a pain.

DBeaver is a free database management application which works with many different engines including MySQL, MSSQL, Oracle, SQLite, Sybase, Firebird and much more.

As the application is built with Java, it works in all major operating systems (Windows, Mac & Linux).

It can handle all the major tasks like metadata editing (tables, columns, keys, indexes), custom SQL execution, users management, multiple connections, etc.

We can draw ER diagrams for database modeling, and, the app is soon to be open sourced.

DaDaBIK is an open source and mature PHP application for creating a customizable database front-end without coding.

Within minutes, you can create a basic CRUD (create, read, update, delete) application or dive into its features to build a more complicated one.

It doesn't generate a PHP script, stores the settings and can easily adapt to changes made in the database schema.

The application works with MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle + MS SQL Server and has features like choosing:

• if the field must be included or not in a search/insert/update form and results table
• labels
• content format (e.g. numeric, alphabetic, e-mail, url…)of a field
• the HTML input type (e.g. textbox, menu, date, rich text editor, password box…)
• the possible values, also driven from another table (foreign key support)
• and much more…

Some other exciting features include:

• master/details view (attaching 2 or more tables to each other like choosing a user from "users" table and seeing his orders from "orders" table)
• file uploading
• exporting to CSV
• e-mail notices

DaDaBIK is multilingual with support for 10+ languages.

Last week, a post had announced the giveaway of a Navicat Premium license ($369/value) to a lucky WRD reader. The winner is selected. But before that, to remind:

Navicat Premium is a cross-browser database admin tool which can manage MySQL, PostgreSQL & Oracle within a single application.

Data & tables stored in any type of supported databases can be converted into another very easily which makes working with multiple database types so easy.

The application also comes with the standard & handy features of other Navicat products like:

• advanced import/ export wizard
• query builder
• report builder
• data synchronization
• backup
• job scheduler
• & more

Special 50% Discount to WebResourcesDepot Readers:

Navicat is offering a 50% discount to WRD readers for Navicat Premium. To get the discount, you need to choose the "Shareit" as the payment option and use the coupon code: webpre50.

Note: Discount will be available for 1 more week (until 17 July 2009).

The Winner Of Navicat Premium License Giveaway:

The query below is used:

SELECT * FROM wp_comments WHERE comment_post_id=1028 AND comment_approved=1 AND comment_type='' GROUP BY comment_author_email ORDER BY RAND() LIMIT 1

& the winner is "aj (comment #58688)". Congratulations to the winner & thanks to everyone for joining the giveaway.

Navicat, an impressive database admin tool which has versions to manage specific databases is now offering an unique tool named Navicat Premium which can manage:

• MySQL
• PostgreSQL
• Oracle

within a single application with amazing features.

Navicat Premium allows you to control these 3 database types like they are the same & saves you too much time. You can:

• drag’n drop tables from Oracle to MySQL, PostgreSQL to MySQL and vice versa
• schedule operations for different databases such as print report in MySQL, backup data in Oracle and synchronize data in PostgreSQL to run automatically

The application comes with all the nice features of the Navicat family:

• advanced import/ export wizard
• query builder
• report builder
• data synchronization
• backup
• job scheduler
• & more

For anyone who works cross-database, Navicat Premium is a must-have software that removes all the headache of working with multiple applications & compatibility problems between databases.

It is available for two platforms – Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X.

Special 50% Discount to WebResourcesDepot Readers:

Navicat is offering a 50% discount to WRD readers for Navicat Premium. To get the discount, you need to choose the "Shareit" as the payment option and use the coupon code: webpre50.

Note: Discount will be available for 2 weeks starting today (until 17 July 2009)

One Navicat Premium License Giveaway (How To Win It?)

To get a chance to win a free license ($369 value) of this beautiful application, simply comment to this post with your thoughts. The winner will be selected randomly on 10 July 2009 (1 week later) randomly via the query below:

SELECT * FROM wp_comments WHERE comment_post_id=1028 AND comment_approved=1 AND comment_type='' GROUP BY comment_author_email ORDER BY RAND() LIMIT 1

Good luck.

RT (Request Tracker) is an open source support ticket software that helps managing user-submitted tasks, issues easily.

Users can submit tickets via e-mail (e-mail piping) or from a web-based interface.

Tickets can have priorities & admins can assign them to each other if needed. And, it tracks critical information like time spent per action, due dates, and estimated time to completion.

From one installation, RT can track multiple projects for multiple teams. The application is written with Perl & works with MySQL, PostgreSQL or Oracle.

For a full list of features, click here.