[reckst4r]

Hi. I'm wondering what the pro's and con's of mysql & file data saving & loading. Of course it's easier to manage data in MySQL, but I'm still wondering what would be best. I'd appreciate it if you would write some pro's and con's. Thanks

[Vince]

We've had countless discussions about this subject and in the end it boils down to this: what data are you going to store and what are you going to do with it?

[reckst4r]

I'm simply going to use it to store, load & save data for things like accounts, gates, factions, etc.

[Smokkr]

MySQL is better than File Data.In MySQL you can do a lot of things like to check your account stats on your website.

[reckst4r]

You can do that with files aswell.

[Smokkr]

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Originally Posted by reckst4r You can do that with files aswell.

But it's much easier with MySQL.It's little bit hard to script but with more practice you will learn it

[reckst4r]

It's not hard.
And this is not a discussion about how easy it is to print stats on websites, this is about loading & saving from PAWN & samp servers.

[Kreatyve]

Files are a good way for logging data and simple loading and saving systems for SA-MP
SQLite seems to be the best for simple loading and saving scripts for SA-MP.
MySQL is slower but is widely used by any program including web browsers.

[reckst4r]

Alright. Thanks

[Knappen]

I would recommend using MySQL if you are planning to load a lot of data, as it's simple, as well as reliable. I haven't worked that much with files, so I can't say that much about it, but MySQL is easy to work with.