G'day Dean and all,
> im looking for something that will spit out something human readable > from mysql, describing all the tables > > something that will connect to mysql and spit out a html data > dictionary Personally I find mysqldump to be great. How humanly readable it is does depend on how well the database has been designed. (Having said that, if the implementation is confusing, it doesn't matter how well you try to present the raw data.) The proviso here is that it would be helpful if you understood at least some SQL, as after all you are wanting to look at table structure. (It's really not that complicated though, if you take a look at it.) You can get a dump of the database from the command line, or via a web interface if you are using phpmyadmin. HTH - all the best, Raphael -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
