MySQL clients provide a way to build secure customized interfaces to MySQL
databases. Separating logic from data storage, these databases deliver solutions to complex problems in days that would take months to build using alternative approaches.
  •  drastically simplify numeric, text, and date / time calculations
  •  build and execute database queries using calculated parameters
  •  add arrays, calculations, conditional processes without schema changes
  •  execute stored procedures on server or scripted processes on client
  •  insert highly filtered and formatted data using custom validations
  •  completely lock down access to data views and functionality
  •  deploy as kiosk, runtime, or standard desktop application
  •  input data via keyboard, touch screen, barcode scanner
  •  output pixel-perfect print, e-mail, labels, barcodes, PDF
These systems essentially bolt the FileMaker calculation engine onto the MySQL data store, making it possible to calculate and submit parameterized SQL queries and execute stored procedures using either SSL-encrypted PHP connections (if solutions are deployed as kiosks or runtimes) or, optionally, by ODBC (if deployed as a desktop application).
Click here to see a FileMaker-managed MySQL database with a PHP interface.