README

sevenx_dse is a downstream fork of AdminNeo embedded as a native eZ Publish Legacy extension — delivering raw SQL access, table browsing, schema inspection, import/export, and multi-driver database support (MySQL, SQLite, PostgreSQL) directly inside the Exponential Platform Legacy admin interface, scoped behind eZ Publish role-based permissions.

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Table of Contents

1. Project Notice
2. Project Status
3. Who is 7x
4. What is sevenx_dse?
5. Technology Stack
6. Requirements
7. Installation
8. Main Features
9. Issue Tracker
10. Where to Get More Help
11. How to Contribute
12. Credits
13. Copyright
14. License

Project Notice

"Please Note: This project is not associated with the original eZ Publish software or its original developer, eZ Systems."

sevenx_dse is an independent, 7x-driven extension for Exponential (100% eZ Publish Compatible). It embeds AdminNeo — a downstream fork of the original Adminer database tool — as a fully integrated module inside the legacy admin UI. The extension is stewarded by 7x (se7enx.com).

Project Status

sevenx_dse 1.0.x is the current stable release line.

The extension is under active development targeting Exponential Platform Legacy 6.x / eZ Publish 5.x with PHP 8.3+. Ongoing work focuses on:

• Stable embedding of AdminNeo 5.x inside the eZ Publish admin3 design
• Multi-driver support: MySQL/MariaDB, SQLite, PostgreSQL
• Session-safe gate and CSRF-protected database switching
• CSS isolation to prevent AdminNeo global styles from damaging eZ admin chrome
• Export/download passthrough without eZ template wrapping
• PHP 8.3 and 8.5 compatibility

Who is 7x

7x is the North American corporation driving the continued general use, support, development, hosting, and design of Exponential Platform Legacy Enterprise Open Source Content Management System.

7x has been in business supporting Exponential Platform website customers and projects for over 24 years. Previously before 2022, 7x was called Brookins Consulting.

7x offers:

• Commercial support subscriptions for Exponential Platform Legacy deployments
• Hosting on the Exponential Platform cloud infrastructure (exponential.earth)
• Custom development, migrations, upgrades, and training
• Community stewardship via share.exponential.earth

What is sevenx_dse?

sevenx_dse is a direct database source editor for Exponential Platform Legacy. It embeds the full AdminNeo database UI as a native eZ Publish module, accessible at /dse/dashboard inside the eZ admin interface.

What Does sevenx_dse Provide?

• Raw SQL execution — run arbitrary queries against the live database
• Table browsing — browse, filter, sort, and paginate table rows
• Schema inspection — view table structure, indexes, foreign keys
• Data import/export — SQL dump, CSV, TSV export and import with direct download passthrough (no eZ template wrapping)
• Multi-driver support — MySQL/MariaDB, SQLite, PostgreSQL
• Safety gate — mandatory disclaimer + backup acknowledgement screen on every bare access
• CSRF-protected database switching — "Change database" link uses a per-session token
• Session-aware — preserves AdminNeo server sessions ($_SESSION['pwds']) across gate acknowledgement
• Permission-gated — access controlled by eZ Publish role policy (dse/dashboard)
• CSS-isolated — AdminNeo's global stylesheet rules are neutralised so they cannot damage eZ admin chrome

Access URL

/dse/dashboard

Technology Stack

Requirements

• PHP 8.3+ (PHP 8.3 or 8.5 recommended)
• Exponential Platform Legacy 6.x (eZ Publish 5.x or higher)
• A supported database: MySQL 8.0+, MariaDB 10.3+, PostgreSQL 14+, or SQLite 3.35+
• Composer 2.x

Installation

Via Composer

composer require se7enxweb/sevenx_dse

Manual

1. Copy the sevenx_dse directory into your extension/ folder.
2. Activate the extension in settings/override/site.ini.append.php:

[ExtensionSettings]
ActiveExtensions[]=sevenx_dse

1. Regenerate autoloads:

php bin/php/ezpgenerateautoloads.php

1. Clear caches via the admin interface or:

php bin/php/ezcache.php --clear-all

1. Assign the dse/dashboard policy to the roles that should have access.

Main Features

• Embedded AdminNeo 5.x database UI inside eZ Publish admin3 design
• Raw SQL editor with syntax highlighting (JUSH)
• Table list, row browsing, filtering, sorting, pagination
• Schema editor: create/alter/drop tables, columns, indexes
• Import: SQL, CSV, TSV
• Export: SQL dump, CSV, TSV — direct file download (bypasses eZ template)
• Multi-driver: MySQL/MariaDB, SQLite, PostgreSQL
• Safety gate with mandatory backup acknowledgement on every bare GET
• Session-based "return to last database" without storing URLs
• CSRF token on "Change database" link (dse_switch)
• AdminNeo server password sessions preserved across gate
• CSS repair block isolating AdminNeo global styles from eZ admin chrome

Issue Tracker

Submitting bugs, improvements, and stories is possible on https://github.com/se7enxweb/sevenx_dse/issues

If you discover a security issue, please responsibly report it via email to security@exponential.earth

Where to Get More Help

How to Contribute

Everyone is encouraged to contribute to the development of new features and bugfixes for sevenx_dse.

1. Fork the repository: github.com/se7enxweb/sevenx_dse
2. Clone your fork and create a feature branch: git checkout -b feature/my-improvement
3. Make your changes
4. Push your branch and open a Pull Request against main
5. Participate in the review

Bug reports, feature requests, and discussion are all welcome via the issue tracker.

Credits

sevenx_dse is a downstream fork and embedding of AdminNeo, which is itself a fork of Adminer.

We are deeply grateful to Jakub Vrána for creating and maintaining Adminer and AdminNeo — the core database UI that makes this extension possible.

Copyright

Copyright (C) 1998 - 2026 7x. All rights reserved.

AdminNeo and Adminer are copyright their respective authors. See AdminNeo for full credits.

License

sevenx_dse is licensed under the GNU General Public License v2 (or any later version).

sevenx_dse is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

sevenx_dse is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

The full license text is available at https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html

Copyright © 1998 – 2026 7x (se7enx.com). All rights reserved unless otherwise noted.