Installing MySQL-Frontend Chive (A phpMyAdmin Alternative) This guide explains how to install the phpMyAdmin alternative Chive. Chive is a free, open source, web-based database management tool with easy administration, super fast UI and state of the art web technologies. It takes advantage of the capabilities of modern browsers. Features include an SQL editor with syntax highlighting and built-in profiling of SQL queries. in Public bookmarkswith chivemysqlphpmyadmin