Greetings fellow phpMyAdmin developers!

My name is Derek Schaefer, and I will be improving the import system for my GSoC project. This includes import plug-ins for Open Document Spreadsheet, CSV (the existing one is to be extended), XML, and ideally other formats as well. At the core of all this is a powerful extension to the current import system; an intelligent table creation interface that will be capable of detecting column types, recommending various important settings, but most importantly, allowing the user to view and alter the table schema before committing. This will be especially useful for loosely-typed formats such as CSV, ODS, and PMA's current XML schema, among others.

The blog to which I will be posting updates is located here: http://www.moonlapse.org/

Over the next couple days I will be adding all the information regarding my project to the above blog for your viewing pleasure, so stay tuned!

I look forward to working with all of your over the coming months.

Take care everyone, -Derek Schaefer