1# sqlmap ![](https://i.imgur.com/fe85aVR.png) 2 3[![Build Status](https://api.travis-ci.org/sqlmapproject/sqlmap.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/sqlmapproject/sqlmap) [![Python 2.6|2.7|3.x](https://img.shields.io/badge/python-2.6|2.7|3.x-yellow.svg)](https://www.python.org/) [![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-GPLv2-red.svg)](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/master/LICENSE) [![PyPI version](https://badge.fury.io/py/sqlmap.svg)](https://badge.fury.io/py/sqlmap) [![GitHub closed issues](https://img.shields.io/github/issues-closed-raw/sqlmapproject/sqlmap.svg?colorB=ff69b4)](https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aclosed) [![Twitter](https://img.shields.io/badge/twitter-@sqlmap-blue.svg)](https://twitter.com/sqlmap) 4 5sqlmap is an open source penetration testing tool that automates the process of detecting and exploiting SQL injection flaws and taking over of database servers. It comes with a powerful detection engine, many niche features for the ultimate penetration tester, and a broad range of switches including database fingerprinting, over data fetching from the database, accessing the underlying file system, and executing commands on the operating system via out-of-band connections. 6 7**The sqlmap project is currently searching for sponsor(s).** 8 9Screenshots 10---- 11 12![Screenshot](https://raw.github.com/wiki/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/images/sqlmap_screenshot.png) 13 14You can visit the [collection of screenshots](https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/wiki/Screenshots) demonstrating some of the features on the wiki. 15 16Installation 17---- 18 19You can download the latest tarball by clicking [here](https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/tarball/master) or latest zipball by clicking [here](https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/zipball/master). 20 21Preferably, you can download sqlmap by cloning the [Git](https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap) repository: 22 23 git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap.git sqlmap-dev 24 25sqlmap works out of the box with [Python](http://www.python.org/download/) version **2.6**, **2.7** and **3.x** on any platform. 26 27Usage 28---- 29 30To get a list of basic options and switches use: 31 32 python sqlmap.py -h 33 34To get a list of all options and switches use: 35 36 python sqlmap.py -hh 37 38You can find a sample run [here](https://asciinema.org/a/46601). 39To get an overview of sqlmap capabilities, a list of supported features, and a description of all options and switches, along with examples, you are advised to consult the [user's manual](https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/wiki/Usage). 40 41Links 42---- 43 44* Homepage: http://sqlmap.org 45* Download: [.tar.gz](https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/tarball/master) or [.zip](https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/zipball/master) 46* Commits RSS feed: https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/commits/master.atom 47* Issue tracker: https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/issues 48* User's manual: https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/wiki 49* Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ): https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/wiki/FAQ 50* Twitter: [@sqlmap](https://twitter.com/sqlmap) 51* Demos: [http://www.youtube.com/user/inquisb/videos](http://www.youtube.com/user/inquisb/videos) 52* Screenshots: https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/wiki/Screenshots 53 54Translations 55---- 56 57* [Bulgarian](https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/blob/master/doc/translations/README-bg-BG.md) 58* [Chinese](https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/blob/master/doc/translations/README-zh-CN.md) 59* [Croatian](https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/blob/master/doc/translations/README-hr-HR.md) 60* [French](https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/blob/master/doc/translations/README-fr-FR.md) 61* [German](https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/blob/master/doc/translations/README-de-GER.md) 62* [Greek](https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/blob/master/doc/translations/README-gr-GR.md) 63* [Indonesian](https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/blob/master/doc/translations/README-id-ID.md) 64* [Italian](https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/blob/master/doc/translations/README-it-IT.md) 65* [Japanese](https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/blob/master/doc/translations/README-ja-JP.md) 66* [Korean](https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/blob/master/doc/translations/README-ko-KR.md) 67* [Polish](https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/blob/master/doc/translations/README-pl-PL.md) 68* [Portuguese](https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/blob/master/doc/translations/README-pt-BR.md) 69* [Russian](https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/blob/master/doc/translations/README-ru-RUS.md) 70* [Spanish](https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/blob/master/doc/translations/README-es-MX.md) 71* [Turkish](https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/blob/master/doc/translations/README-tr-TR.md) 72* [Ukrainian](https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/blob/master/doc/translations/README-uk-UA.md) 73