rehmanafzal/dbmanager

A powerful database manager for Laravel — supports SQLite & MySQL with a clean UI

v1.0.0 2026-04-08 11:20 UTC

Requires

• php: ^8.1
• illuminate/database: ^9.0|^10.0|^11.0|^12.0|^13.0
• illuminate/routing: ^9.0|^10.0|^11.0|^12.0|^13.0
• illuminate/support: ^9.0|^10.0|^11.0|^12.0|^13.0

MIT

• database
• admin
• mysql
• manager
• sqlite
• laravel
• dbmanager

README

A powerful, zero-config database manager for Laravel applications. Works with SQLite and MySQL / MariaDB automatically — install it and visit /dbmanager.

Think phpMyAdmin, but built into your Laravel app.

Requirements

Requirement	Version
PHP	8.1 or higher
Laravel	10.x, 11.x, or 12.x
SQLite	3.25+
MySQL / MariaDB	5.7+ / 10.3+

Installation

composer require rehmanafzal/dbmanager

The package auto-discovers via Laravel's package discovery. No service provider registration, no route files to edit, no migrations to run.

Open your browser:

http://your-app.test/dbmanager

Default Login

Field	Value
Username	admin
Password	secret

Change these immediately after first login via the Settings page.

Configuration

Option 1 — Environment variables (recommended)

Add to your .env file:

DBMANAGER_USERNAME=admin
DBMANAGER_PASSWORD=secret

Option 2 — Publish the config file

php artisan vendor:publish --tag=dbmanager-config

This creates config/dbmanager.php:

return [
    'username'    => env('DBMANAGER_USERNAME', 'admin'),
    'password'    => env('DBMANAGER_PASSWORD', 'secret'),
    'prefix'      => 'dbmanager',
    'session_key' => 'dbmanager_authenticated',
];

Option 3 — Change credentials from the UI

Go to /dbmanager/settings → Change Login Credentials. The new credentials are written directly to your .env file.

Features

Dashboard

• Stats: total tables, total rows, database size, driver
• Full table list with row counts
• One-click browse, structure, export, drop per table
• Backup and restore the entire database

Browse & Data Management

Inline cell editing (like phpMyAdmin)

• Double-click any cell to edit it in place
• Smart input types based on column type:
  • DATETIME / TIMESTAMP → native datetime picker
  • DATE → date picker
  • TIME → time picker
  • ENUM(...) → dropdown with all enum values
  • TINYINT(1) / BOOLEAN → dropdown: NULL / 0 (false) / 1 (true)
  • INT / DECIMAL / FLOAT → number input
  • TEXT / BLOB / JSON → textarea
  • Everything else → text input
• Press Enter or click ✓ Save to save via AJAX
• Press Escape to cancel
• Green toast on success, red on error

Bulk row actions

• Checkbox on every row + Select All
• Edit Selected Rows → opens a full bulk edit page showing all selected rows as editable forms with smart inputs per column type
• Delete Selected → deletes all selected rows in one query with confirmation

Other data features

• Paginated table data (25 / 50 / 100 / 250 rows per page)
• Search across all columns simultaneously
• Sort by any column (ascending / descending)
• Insert row, edit row, delete row
• Import CSV into any table
• Export table as CSV or SQL dump
• Truncate table

Create Table

Full phpMyAdmin-style column definition grid:

Column	Description
Name	Column name
Type	Grouped dropdown: Numeric, String, Date/Time, Binary, Other
Length / Values	Auto-disabled for types that don't need it. Shows 'a','b','c' hint for ENUM/SET
Default	None / NULL / Custom value / CURRENT_TIMESTAMP / Empty string
Not Null	Checkbox
Unique	Checkbox (creates a UNIQUE index)
Auto Inc	Checkbox (MySQL: AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY)
PK	Checkbox (marks as PRIMARY KEY)

• Set the number of columns and click Go to build the grid
• Click + Add Column to add more rows
• id, created_at, updated_at are added automatically

Table Structure

• View all columns: name, type, length, default, not null, key
• Edit column — rename, change type, default, not null via modal
• Rename column — dedicated rename modal
• Drop column — with confirmation
• Bulk drop — select multiple columns and drop at once
• Add multiple columns at once — same grid as Create Table (Name, Type, Length, Default, Not Null, Unique, Auto Inc, Position)
  • Position: At End / At Beginning / After [column]
• Indexes — list all, add (INDEX / UNIQUE / FULLTEXT), drop
• Foreign Keys (MySQL only) — list all, add with ON DELETE / ON UPDATE rules, drop

SQL Query Editor

• Full SQL editor with dark code theme
• Ctrl + Enter to execute
• Results displayed in a sortable table
• Export query results as CSV
• Quick-fill buttons for common queries (users, products, orders, list tables)

Import & Convert

Upload a database file and it auto-detects the format and converts if needed:

Upload	Current DB	Action
.sqlite file	MySQL	SQLite → MySQL (types auto-converted)
.sqlite file	SQLite	Direct import
MySQL .sql dump	SQLite	MySQL syntax → SQLite syntax
MySQL .sql dump	MySQL	Direct import
SQLite .sql dump	MySQL	SQLite syntax → MySQL syntax

Two import modes:

• Merge — insert new rows, skip existing ones (by primary key)
• Replace — insert or replace rows with matching primary key

Authentication & Settings

• Session-based login — no database users required
• Credentials stored in .env
• Change username and password from the built-in Settings page
• Settings page shows: driver, database name, host (MySQL), Laravel version, PHP version

All Routes

All routes register automatically under /dbmanager. Nothing to add to routes/web.php.

Method	URL	Description
GET	/dbmanager/login	Login page
GET	/dbmanager/logout	Sign out
GET	/dbmanager	Dashboard
GET	/dbmanager/settings	Settings & credentials
POST	/dbmanager/settings/update	Save credentials
GET	/dbmanager/sql	SQL query editor
GET	/dbmanager/create-table	Create table form
POST	/dbmanager/create-table	Save new table
DELETE	/dbmanager/drop-table/{table}	Drop a table
GET	/dbmanager/import	Import & convert page
POST	/dbmanager/import/convert	Run import
GET	/dbmanager/backup	Download database backup
POST	/dbmanager/restore	Restore from backup
GET	/dbmanager/table/{table}	Browse table rows
GET	/dbmanager/table/{table}/structure	Table structure
POST	/dbmanager/table/{table}/add-column	Add columns
POST	/dbmanager/table/{table}/rename-column	Rename a column
POST	/dbmanager/table/{table}/modify-column	Edit column definition
DELETE	/dbmanager/table/{table}/drop-column	Drop a column
DELETE	/dbmanager/table/{table}/bulk-drop-columns	Drop multiple columns
POST	/dbmanager/table/{table}/add-index	Add an index
DELETE	/dbmanager/table/{table}/drop-index	Drop an index
POST	/dbmanager/table/{table}/add-foreign-key	Add a foreign key
DELETE	/dbmanager/table/{table}/drop-foreign-key	Drop a foreign key
GET	/dbmanager/table/{table}/create	Insert row form
POST	/dbmanager/table/{table}/store	Save new row
GET	/dbmanager/table/{table}/edit/{id}	Edit row form
PUT	/dbmanager/table/{table}/update/{id}	Save row changes
DELETE	/dbmanager/table/{table}/delete/{id}	Delete a row
POST	/dbmanager/table/{table}/inline-update	Inline cell update (AJAX)
GET	/dbmanager/table/{table}/bulk-edit-page	Bulk edit page
POST	/dbmanager/table/{table}/bulk-update	Save bulk edit
DELETE	/dbmanager/table/{table}/bulk-delete	Bulk delete rows
DELETE	/dbmanager/table/{table}/truncate	Truncate table
GET	/dbmanager/table/{table}/export/csv	Export as CSV
GET	/dbmanager/table/{table}/export/sql	Export as SQL
POST	/dbmanager/table/{table}/import/csv	Import CSV

Database Support Matrix

Feature	SQLite	MySQL / MariaDB
Browse & inline edit	✅	✅
Add / drop columns	✅	✅
Rename column	✅ (3.25+)	✅
Modify column type	⚠️ Rename only	✅ Full CHANGE
Column position (FIRST / AFTER)	❌	✅
Auto Increment	✅	✅
Indexes	✅	✅
FULLTEXT index	❌	✅
Foreign keys	❌	✅
Backup	.sqlite download	.sql dump
Restore	.sqlite upload	.sql upload
Import from SQLite file	✅	✅
Import from SQL dump	✅	✅

Publish Views

To customize the UI:

php artisan vendor:publish --tag=dbmanager-views

Views are copied to resources/views/vendor/dbmanager/.

Upgrade

composer update rehmanafzal/dbmanager
php artisan view:clear
php artisan config:clear

Security

This package is designed for development and internal tools.

• Do not expose /dbmanager on a public production server without additional protection
• Always change the default admin / secret credentials
• Consider IP restriction or wrapping routes in your app's auth middleware

License

MIT — free to use in personal and commercial projects.