Script of the Day: BIKE

BIKE is a very lightweight tool for running queries on MySQL databases via a web-based interface and the browser.

After previously reviewing and writing about MyWebSQL, Chive and SQL Buddy, we now bring you a recently released tool for working with MySQL.

BIKE was not designed at all to look like the aforementioned tools, being more of a query runner than a database manager. With this principle in mind, almost all of its features concentrate on easier, faster and more concise ways of running SQL operations.

BIKE can remember up to 40 of the most recent queries and provide up to 8 tabs for running queries in parallel. Running them all at once is possible because queries can be executed just once, or set to auto-refresh at a given interval (in seconds).

If some queries are more important than others, they can be stored for later usage, thanks to a “save query” feature.

A demo BIKE installation can be tested here. Development is handled via its GitHub page.

Download BIKE from our Scripts section here.

Check out more BIKE screenshots here.