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Originally Posted by iLearner Imo ini (files) should only be used for loading configuration settings.

That's true, but i was more aiming to people who are new in the programming scene.

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Originally Posted by DerickClark Like what iLearner saids. You also can use it to pass it around in a file. MySQL is the fastest. then ini MySQL = Database INI = File System

No, MySQL doesn't have to be faster. INI is file based, so faster to read (if you are running decent hardware, as most servers do). With MySQL you have to connect to the MySQL server, run the query and 'receive' it back.