Hmm... the mysql program is a mysql client. It may not be as simple as myPHPadmin but it allows you to type SQL statements and see the results.
Code:
bash-2.05a$ mysql
Welcome to the MySQL monitor. Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MySQL connection id is 1 to server version: 3.23.49
Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the buffer.
mysql> use links211;
Reading table information for completion of table and column names
You can turn off this feature to get a quicker startup with -A
Database changed
mysql> select count(*) from lsql_Links;
+----------+
| count(*) |
+----------+
| 2 |
+----------+
1 row in set (0.02 sec)
mysql>