The modern MySQL admin
client you self-host.
A fast React SPA over a thin PHP + PDO JSON API. Browse data, run SQL, and manage schema — your database credentials never leave your browser.
Latest release · needs only PHP 8.x with pdo_mysql — no Node, no Composer.
- wp_users
- wp_posts
- wp_options
- wp_postmeta
- wp_terms
A full admin client, not a query box
Data browsing, row editing, schema operations, raw SQL, and live server metrics — in one fast, themeable interface.
Data Browser
Sortable, searchable, paginated grids with foreign-key links, per-table column show/hide, and full-table CSV export.
Row CRUD
Slide-in drawer to view, edit, and insert rows. Per-field NULL toggles, server-side md5/sha hashing, transactional bulk delete.
Schema ops
Create and drop databases, build tables with a column builder, alter columns. Every destructive action is type-to-confirm.
SQL editor
Run arbitrary SQL with ⌘/Ctrl+Enter. Result grid vs affected-rows, query timing, and a localStorage query history.
Live dashboard
Server metrics — connections, uptime, questions, slow queries, DB and table counts and size — plus a query-type breakdown.
Stateless & private
Credentials and all app state live in your browser's localStorage. The PHP backend is stateless and holds no config or secrets.
Quick start
Drop the prebuilt bundle into any PHP host — XAMPP, WAMP, Herd, Valet — or run PHP standalone. No build step. Pick your stack →
- Download & unzipGrab
strata.zipfrom the latest release and unzip it. - Put it where PHP runsA web root (XAMPP/WAMP) or a parked dir (Herd/Valet) — or just serve it yourself.
- Open & connectVisit the URL, add a connection profile, start browsing.
# 1 — unzip into the Apache web root unzip strata.zip -d htdocs/strata # C:\xampp\htdocs (Win) · XAMPP/htdocs (Mac) # 2 — start Apache in the XAMPP Control Panel # (no php -S needed) # 3 — open it → http://localhost/strata/
Apache already runs PHP — skip php -S. MySQL is the one bundled with XAMPP (host 127.0.0.1, user root).
# 1 — unzip into the WAMP web root unzip strata.zip -d C:\wamp64\www\strata # 2 — start WAMP, wait for the tray icon to go green # 3 — open it → http://localhost/strata/
WAMP's Apache serves the PHP for you. Connect to WAMP's MySQL/MariaDB on 127.0.0.1:3306.
# 1 — unzip into a parked / linked directory unzip strata.zip -d strata cd strata # 2a — Herd: drop the folder in your parked path, or # 2b — Valet: link it valet link strata # 3 — open the auto domain → http://strata.test/
Herd & Valet auto-serve the folder over PHP — no server command. Use a non-HTTPS http:// link unless you ran valet secure.
# 1 — unzip the bundle unzip strata.zip -d strata cd strata # 2 — serve it (PHP 8.x + pdo_mysql, nothing else) php -S 127.0.0.1:8000 # 3 — open it → http://127.0.0.1:8000/
Zero install beyond PHP itself — point Strata at any reachable MySQL/MariaDB.
Strata, right inside wp-admin
The same modern UI and SQL engine, re-housed as a WordPress plugin — a drop-in phpMyAdmin replacement. Zero config: it reads your DB credentials from wp-config.php and is locked to your site's database.
Install the plugin
Download the zip and upload it from your dashboard — every request is gated by manage_options + a REST nonce.
- Download the pluginGrab
strata-wp.zipbelow. - Upload itWP admin → Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin → choose the zip → Install.
- Activate & openActivate, then open Strata from the admin menu. It connects to your site DB automatically.
Free & open source. Works on any WordPress 6.x site running PHP 8.x — no extra setup.
- wp_users
- wp_posts
- wp_options
- wp_postmeta
- wp_terms
Self-host Strata today
One zip — drop it in XAMPP, WAMP, Herd, Valet, or plain PHP. Free and open source.