Sequel Pro

Sequel Pro is a fast, easy-to-use Mac database management application for working with MySQL databases. Sequel Pro gives you direct access to your MySQL Databases on local and remote servers.

Install Sequel Pro

mySQL and WordPress

mySQL is a central component in the LAMP stack of open source web application software that is used to create websites. LAMP stands for Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP.

WordPress requires MySQL to store and retrieve all of its data including post content, user profiles, and custom post types.