Just wanted to ask you guys if there is anything wrong (and by wrong I really mean... is it acceptable for a professional) to just use phpMyAdmin to administer your web applications... such as deleting records, editing records, inserting records, etc.... as opposed to making your own front-end php app to do those administrative tasks?
Also, one question I am a bit unsure of... if you use the INSERT or editing capabilities of phpMyAdmin and type in your data into the input fields... does phpMyAdmin automatically escape any data that is sent to MySQL, or do I need to type it with the backslashes with anything that will cause a SQL hiccup? Thanks for your help.
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The only thing wrong is making sure to place it in a place that will not be easily guessed and that it doesn't log in with root privileges. I'll even go as far to say as you should configure it to require the login credentials of the user you wish to use.. not even storing the log in information in its configuration.