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HeidiSQL
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<p>HeidiSQL is a <a href="/facts/Free_and_open-source_software/1cHtjLCB">free and open-source</a> administration tool for <a href="/facts/MariaDB/QWobVFIq">MariaDB</a>, <a href="/facts/MySQL/QEEDNBDP">MySQL</a>, as well as <a href="/facts/Microsoft_SQL_Server/eCdt2JBL">Microsoft SQL Server</a>, <a href="/facts/PostgreSQL/LHdXuHfl">PostgreSQL</a> and <a href="/facts/SQLite/1PwYzIft">SQLite</a>. Its <a href="/facts/Codebase/MT0CJ4oD">codebase</a> was originally taken from Ansgar Becker's own MySQL-Front 2.5 software. After selling the MySQL-Front branding to an unrelated party, Becker chose "HeidiSQL" as a replacement. The name was suggested by a friend as a tribute to <a href="/facts/Heidi_Klum/Y0Df8fah">Heidi Klum</a>, and was further reinforced by Becker's own nostalgia for <i><a href="/facts/Heidi%2c_Girl_of_the_Alps/ywYeLLC8">Heidi, Girl of the Alps</a></i>. </p>