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+Introduction
+============
+
+phpMyAdmin can manage a whole MySQL server (needs a super-user) as
+well as a single database. To accomplish the latter you'll need a
+properly set up MySQL user who can read/write only the desired
+database. It's up to you to look up the appropriate part in the MySQL
+manual.
+
+
+Supported features
+------------------
+
+Currently phpMyAdmin can:
+
+* browse and drop databases, tables, views, columns and indexes
+* display multiple results sets through stored procedures or queries
+* create, copy, drop, rename and alter databases, tables, columns and
+  indexes
+* maintenance server, databases and tables, with proposals on server
+  configuration
+* execute, edit and bookmark any :term:`SQL`-statement, even batch-queries
+* load text files into tables
+* create [#f1]_ and read dumps of tables
+* export [#f1]_ data to various formats: :term:`CSV`, :term:`XML`, :term:`PDF`,
+  :term:`ISO`/:term:`IEC` 26300 - :term:`OpenDocument` Text and Spreadsheet, Microsoft
+  Word 2000, and LATEX formats
+* import data and :term:`MySQL` structures from :term:`OpenDocument` spreadsheets, as
+  well as :term:`XML`, :term:`CSV`, and :term:`SQL` files
+* administer multiple servers
+* manage MySQL users and privileges
+* check referential integrity in MyISAM tables
+* using Query-by-example (QBE), create complex queries automatically
+  connecting required tables
+* create :term:`PDF` graphics of your
+  database layout
+* search globally in a database or a subset of it
+* transform stored data into any format using a set of predefined
+  functions, like displaying BLOB-data as image or download-link
+* track changes on databases, tables and views
+* support InnoDB tables and foreign keys
+* support mysqli, the improved MySQL extension see :ref:`faq1_17`
+* create, edit, call, export and drop stored procedures and functions
+* create, edit, export and drop events and triggers
+* communicate in `80 different languages
+  <https://www.phpmyadmin.net/translations/>`_
+
+
+A word about users
+------------------
+
+Many people have difficulty understanding the concept of user
+management with regards to phpMyAdmin. When a user logs in to
+phpMyAdmin, that username and password are passed directly to MySQL.
+phpMyAdmin does no account management on its own (other than allowing
+one to manipulate the MySQL user account information); all users must
+be valid MySQL users.
+
+.. rubric:: Footnotes
+
+.. [#f1]
+
+    phpMyAdmin can compress (:term:`Zip`, :term:`GZip` or :term:`RFC 1952`
+    formats) dumps and :term:`CSV` exports if you use PHP with
+    :term:`Zlib` support (``--with-zlib``).
+    Proper support may also need changes in :file:`php.ini`.