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+Adminer - Database management in single PHP file
+Adminer Editor - Database editor in single PHP file
+
+http://www.adminer.org/
+Supports: MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, MS SQL, Oracle
+Requirements: PHP 4.3.2+ or PHP 5+
+Apache License, Version 2.0
+
+adminer/index.php - Run development version of Adminer
+editor/index.php - Run development version of Adminer Editor
+compile.php [driver] [lang] - Create a single file version
+lang.php [lang] - Update translations
+tests/selenium.html - Selenium test suite