[EtayJ]

It seems too messy to use MySQL for storing this kind of information. I was thinking that JSON, YML, XML or anything like that would be better to store this kind of information and let MySQL store only sensitive information.
So, what do you use?
And is there a good JSON/YML include that I can use for file read/write?

[Vince]

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Originally Posted by EtayJ It seems like bad practice to me to use MySQL for storing this kind of information [...] and let MySQL store only sensitive information.

What? Why?

[EtayJ]

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Originally Posted by Vince What? Why?

I rephrased it.
It just seems to messy to me. I cannot explain this but I have used JSON for a long time in Unity and desktop applications and I find the structure to be really good. Maybe it's just me because I barely use MySQL.

[Abagail]

Using MySQL has plenty of advantages with this type of system:

• Database can be easily used across different platforms and applications aside from the SA-MP server itself.
• Lots of documentation and support for the language.
• Wide array of functions within queries.
• Easy to sort, locate, change and remove data.

The list goes on.