phpMyAdmin edit function not working

I've got mysql & php running in a windows millenium system (yes, sad, I know), and I'm running phpmyadmin 2.1.0 Anyway, I have a database with three cells of information: item_name item_list item_description Each cell contains numerous pieces of data seperated by a ¤ symbol (for exploding into an array). There is alot of data in each cell, and when I go to choose "edit" or "delete" the browser does nothing. I thought it was just an IE error, but the same happens in Netscape 6.0 and Netscape 4.8. So I skimmed through the source, copied the URL and pasted it into a new window. Only about half of the URL pasted. The only thing I can figure is that the address is too long. If this is the case, I'm trying to find out if anyone has tried converting phpmyadmin to use form buttons as opposed to parsing the data directly through the URL as a way to bypass this. Or if no one has tried that (and god I hope you have) does anyone know of another database management program like this that DOES use form buttons?