* Survey of [[http://www.antipope.org/charlie/linux/shopper/158.databases.html|open-source databases]] principally examines MySQL, PostgreSQL, and I''''''nterBase.
  * [[http://debianlinux.net/databases.html#tools|list]] of database management tools.
 * [[http://dev.mysql.com/|MySQL]]
  * [[http://www.fabforce.net/dbdesigner4/|DBDesigner 4]] GUI for MySQL (GPL)
  * [[http://www.quest.com/toad_for_mysql/index.asp|Toad for MySQL]] (free trial)
  * [[http://www.navicat.com/|Navicat]] GUI for MySQL (free trial)
  * [[http://www.ilovejackdaniels.com/php/mysql-cheat-sheet/|cheat sheet]]
 * [[http://www.postgresql.org/|PostgreSQL]]
  * [[http://www.vitavoom.com/postgresql.html|Comparisons]] vs. MySQL, I''''''nterBase, Oracle.
 * [[http://firebird.sourceforge.net|Firebird]] is based on I''''''nterBase.
 * [[http://db.apache.org/derby/|Apache Derby]] nee Cloudscape
 * Berkeley DB by [[http://www.sleepycat.com/|Sleepycat]] (now purchased by Oracle)

 * IBM's DB2 now has a free, but not open source, version.
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 * The [[http://www.orafaq.com/faqodbc.htm|Oracle ODBC Connectivity FAQ]] contains an entry on [[http://www.orafaq.com/faqodbc.htm#ACCESSATTCH|attaching to an Oracle table in MS-Access]]
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Exporting a schema and data from a Microsoft Access database:
 * [[http://mdbtools.sourceforge.net/|mdbtools]] runs under Linux ([http://sourceforge.net/projects/mdbtools on sourceforge)
  * http://www.oracle.com/technology/pub/articles/gagne_access.html
 * [[http://savage.net.au/Ron/html/msaccess2rdbms.html|Msaccess2rdbms]] is a Perl script
 * http://www.experts-exchange.com/Databases/MS_Access/Q_21680204.html and http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Cookbook/Python/Recipe/465757 touch on this topic.
 * [[http://www.bigprof.com/mya/index.php|AccessMyWizard]] converts between Access and MySQL databases (free trial)
 * [[http://data-conversions.net/access-to-mysql-pro-converter.html|Access2MySql]] and [[http://data-conversions.net/access-to-postgresql-pro-converter.html|Access2postgreSQL]] shareware tools
 * [[http://www.dqwest.com/mdbartisan.htm|MDB Artisan]] is a commercial tool with a free trial
 * [[http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/db2/library/techarticle/alazzawe/0112alazzawe2.html|ODBC Export]] from Access (here, to DB2)
 * No help in the [[http://www.kayodeok.btinternet.co.uk/favorites/kbofficeaccesshowto.htm|Access How-To articles]]