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Anyone got any suggestions?
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Most hosts offer a free MySQL DB with the server - ask them, if you're homehosting or on your own Dedi/VPS it's not that difficut to setup MySQL yourself.
In most cases, it's best to have the MySQL DB on the same server as the SA-MP server that queries it due to latency, some badly written Game Modes dislike the latency between server and MySQL DB and will cause excessive server lag.
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I see.
No more Rockstar-Host for me. There packages are awesome for Godfather servers/non mysql. But for Moderntopia edits etc, looks like I'll need to go with something else.
So, serverffs should have mysql included?
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For what gamemodes use MySQL? I don`t undestand.. user accounts or what?
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It's also great for getting stats and website integration. Want to get a list of all admins on the server and their last login time? Simple if all the data is in a database. If you had user accounts in individual files, with their admin status defined within the files, you'd have to check through every file to find who has admin. SQL makes it far easier to ask "questions" about the entire dataset.