Re: Universal admin frontend

something like this, web based, would be most cool ... have to be able to
monitor multiple port/backends too ...

On Tue, 19 Jun 2001, [iso-8859-1] Pedro Abelleira Seco wrote:

> Hi all!
>
> I'm thinking about starting a (serius) project to
> bring a good graphical interface to the administration
> and operation of postgresql, similar to what other
> databases have.
>
> The goal is to be able to do all the administrative
> work of postgres in a single program. It would
> include manage databases, tables, users, privileges
> ..., see/alter table contents, start/stop the
> server(s), configure postgres, manage backups, have a
> good SQL console, monitorize the backends, ...
>
> As you can see it would be a superset of the pgaccess
> capabilities but backwards compatible with it.
> The program would be done in Java/Swing, being
> automaticaly portable. The license would be the
> license of PostgreSQL itself.
>
> The cuestion is: Is there any posibility of such a
> beast being ever included in the standard distribution
> of PostgreSQL, if it prove util, well designed and
> rock-solid, or it would not be accepted like a
> standard add-on by the PostgreSQL hacker comunity?
> (perhaps Java/Swing not acceptable, ...)
>
> Thank you.
>
> Pedro Abelleira Seco
>
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