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MySQL Community Edition 5

Free for personal use

Relational database management system. A relational database stores data in separate tables and can quickly find results. Designed and produced for developers and technology enthusiasts who want to get started with MySQL. Often deployed online, enabling a web seach query to quickly locate the result.

Requires: Windows & Linux versions included

Alleycode HTML Editor 2.2

Freeware

Highly productive HTML editor. If you are new to HTML, Alleycode's great tutorial will walk you through your first coding steps. If you are an established coder you will find a refreshing, non-bloated infrastructure with fast and accurate delivery. Beyond HTML, Alleycode's wizardry focuses on PHP and CSS interaction.

Requires: Windows 98SE, 2000, Me or XP

Aptana Studio Community 1.0.0

Freeware

Old-school coding IDE, designed for developers who want to program their web code using HTML, CSS or Javascript. YouÆre not completely help-free, however, as Aptana ships with a code assist tool and, when you need to verify your finished work, there is built-in support error and warning notification.

Requires: Windows 98SE, 2000, Me or XP

XAMPP 1.5.4

Freeware

Want to setup your own web server? This is an easy to install Apache distribution containing MySQL, PHP and Perl. XAMPP is really very easy to install and to use - just download, extract and start. If you want to go further, take a look at the various XAMPP Addons that will enable you add functionality.

Requires: Windows & Linux versions included

EMS SQL Manager 2005 Lite

Free for personal use
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High performance tool for SQL Server administration and development. SQL Manager 2005 works with any SQL Server versions from 7 to 2005 and supports all of the latest SQL Server features including new SQL Server 2005 permission system, assemblies, DDL triggers, XML columns, and so on.

Requires: Windows 98SE, 2000, Me or XP

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