title: Utility to create "data dictionary" for MySQL database
body: <p>I'm wondering if there is a utility that exists to create a data dictionary for a MySQL database. </p>
  
  <p>I'm considering just writing a php script that fetches the meta data about the database and displays it in a logical format for users to understand but I'd rather avoid that if there is some pre-built utility out there that can simply do this for me. </p>