title: Is there a library / tool to query MySQL data files (MyISAM / InnoDB) without the server? (the SQLite way)
body: <p>Oftentimes I want to query my MySQL data directly without a server running or without having access to the server (but having read / write rights to the files).</p>
  
  <p>Is there a tool or maybe even a library around to query MySQL data files like it is possible with SQLite? I'm specifically looking for InnoDB and MyISAM support. Performance is not a factor.</p>
  
  <p>I don't have any knowledge about MySQL internals, but I presume it should be possible to do and not too hard to get the specific code out?</p>
  
  <p>Thank you for any suggestions!</p>