How to install Chive ( web based MySQL database management tool ) on Ubuntu / Linux Mint / Zorin OS / OS4 OpenLinux / Lubuntu / elementary OS / Bodhi Linux / Kubuntu / Ubuntu GNOME / Xubuntu / Pear Linux / Pinguy OS / Edubuntu

Chive is a Web-based MySQL database management tool, which allows to manage MySQL database with web client. It is alternative program for Adminer database management tool phpMyAdmin tools. It is same like this and has some more features than it. Check the features below...

It has a following features in it...

--> Allows to Create triggers, views, functions and routines with templates.
--> Has Fancy live search feature
--> Feature of Inline editing data
--> Allows user to bookmark Sql-queries and execute them
--> Has Sql editor with syntax highlighting mode
--> Feature of Inline table editing

Let we see how to install it...

Installation of Chive :

Step 1 : First you need to install Apache Server and MySQL database in your machine. I already posted in my previous blog about how to install this. Just go here to to install it, if you are not installed Apache Server and MySQL client in your machine.

LAMP SERVER installation Procedure

Step 2 : After the LAMP Server installation, Download Chive Project from the site. Go here and download it.

Home Page : http://www.chive-project.com/

Download Page : http://www.chive-project.com/Download

Step 3 : Open Terminal and enter the following commands.

First move to download folder in your terminal by

cd Downloads

Now copy the downloaded chive_1.3.1.tar.gz file to /var/www folder by

sudo cp chive_1.3.1.tar.gz /var/www

Note : If you are installed LAMP server on your machine, then only /var/www folder is enabled.

Afer copied the tar.gz file , extract it on www folde. For this enter the following commands....

cd /
cd var/www/

sudo tar -zxvf chive_1.3.1.tar.gz

That's all. You are done.

Step 4 : Open Browser and type

http://localhost/chive/

Now you will look Chive Web management. So here login with your MySQL database username and password. After logged in , you can access your MySQL database and manage it via this tool.