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Adminer

Cisco edited this page Sep 26, 2025 · 2 revisions

Presentation

  • Adminer is a lighweight, open-source tool to manage databases.
  • It supports MySQL / MariaDB, PostgreSQL, SQLite, Oracle, CockroachDB, .. and non-SQL (Elastic, MongoDB, ...) through plugins
  • Allows to CRUD databases, execute SQL queries, import / export data, manage users and privileges
  • Alternatives : phpMyAdmin.

Benefits

  • lightweight (500ko)
  • secure
  • ux

Installation and setup

  • download and save in a server root directory

configuration

  • use the interface to enter DB, server, username, password infos
  • secure the installation
    • rename adminer file
    • protect folder
    • restrict access to IP

Sources

https://www.adminer.org/en/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aq540Cegc_o https://www.cloudways.com/blog/adminer-vs-phpmyadmin/

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