We need a MySQL reporting / monitoring system. Our end-users want to see some informations from databases. They need read-only access permission. We don't want to use PhpMyAdmin because PHPMYADMIN's interface is a little complicated for our end-users. (They don't know SQL or other programming languages)
Because of this we need more basic interface. User's can select columns which what to see, and order them according to they want.
For example there will be a table, users can columns and order datas. Datas will come from our database.
Try the following reporting tools :
Smart Report Maker: very easy to install and use can do precisely the features you mentioned (i.e., select specific columns, tables, filters, ..etc.) in addition to many advanced features.
Report Engine: A new PHP reporting framework, that will help you add the reporting capabilities you need to your project.
Reportico: a web reporting tool with a very easy to use wizard-style interface