Features

Next DB packs a full database workbench and a Joomla-native governance layer into one admin app. This page is a map: each area links to its in-depth guide and the configuration it depends on.

The editor

Work with data and schema across every connected database from a single console.

• Data editor — object tree, paginated browsing with sorting and per-column filters, and a type-aware row editor for insert/update/delete.
• SQL console — a query editor with syntax highlighting; runs one statement at a time; per-browser query history; an optional read-only mode.
• Structure editor — columns, indexes and foreign keys; preview the exact changes before applying them, plus create/drop/rename/truncate.
• Export & import — SQL dumps (per-table or whole-database, engine-correct quoting) and CSV; import multi-statement .sql files with per-statement error reporting.

Connections & multi-database

Attach MySQL/MariaDB, PostgreSQL and SQLite databases alongside the Joomla DB.

• Connections — per-driver setup, encrypted stored passwords, per-driver options, and a live test-before-save.

Access control & delegation

Joomla-native, fine-grained ACL — and the ability to hand out administration rights without Super User.

• Profiles & ACL — scope connections, tables and operations; assign to users or groups; permission rules that are always enforced on the server and can't be bypassed from the browser.
• Delegated management — per-area, per-action management grants with strict no-escalation rules.

Audit

Answer "who changed what, when" — and control exactly what is kept.

• Audit trail — before/after row snapshots, best-effort recording, credential redaction, and the filtered log viewer.
• Audit policy — the global default and per-profile overrides, retention, and scheduled pruning.

Frontend data views

Publish live, read-only query results to the site frontend without granting backend access.

• Data views — the validated read-only SELECT, the build wizard, and per-visitor access control.

Security & settings

The guardrails that keep a powerful tool safe on a live site.

• Security — core-table protection, the SQLite path allow-list, audit redaction, and baseline web hardening.
• Settings — editor defaults and the security/audit configuration surfaces.