Auto Generate Database Diagram MySQL

Question

I'm tired of opening Dia and creating a database diagram at the beginning of every project. Is there a tool out there that will let me select specific tables and then create a database diagram for me based on a MySQL database? Preferably it would allow me to edit the diagram afterward since none of the foreign keys are set...

Here is what I am picturing diagram-wise (please excuse the horrible data design, I didn't design it. Let's focus on the diagram concept and not on the actual data it represents for this example ;) ):

diagram see full size diagram

user_91 · Answer

Try MySQL Workbench, formerly DBDesigner 4:

http://dev.mysql.com/workbench/

This has a "Reverse Engineer Database" mode:

Database -> Reverse Engineer

user_17453 · Answer

On a Mac, SQLEditor will do what you want.

Admin · Answer

This http://code.google.com/p/database-diagram/ will reverse engineer your database. Just do an export 'structure only' then paste the SQL into the tool.

Mark_Biek_305 · Answer

I believe DB Designer does something like that. And I think they even have a free version.

edit Never mind. Michael's link is much better.

user_200 · Answer

The "Reverse Engineer Database" mode in Workbench is only part of the paid version, not the free one.

Auto Generate Database Diagram MySQL

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