Just a simple question, will the server software support MySQL and will it be possible to export/import the Hmod settings (SQL and/or Plain) to this software?
This is one of the biggest questions on my mind. I'd really like to be able to import warps and whatnot from my old database. Also, MySQL makes everything a bit more organized and easier to navigate, in my opinion. Flatfiles are a bit cluttered and sometimes aren't spaced correctly and turn into a cluster-fuck.
If the bukkit supports MySQL to save settings I would say importing old data would be a very simple process. I agree that flatfiles just suck. Let's hope the developers use MySQL. SQLite would also work but only for small private servers.
Well with that said if they dont release a import program from hmod I will create it While at that why not allow it to import from text files.
There should be a data conversion tool or something for the basic data of hmod, as for the plugins. Other people will need to do that.
awesome I currently use hmod mysql so it will be a easy transfer. If they make it right you could just use the same tables and stuff
If the tables changes importing from old would be easy. I mean it possibly couldn't change that much.
Yea I was just saying we could of made it even easier lol. Another question to expand off this thread. Will the server properties also be in mysql? If so it would be much easier to make a website admin panel of some sort
I like this idea a lot. Creating a PHP admin control panel would be really awesome. Although its already been done if all this data was in a database it would make life easier.
That is true CMS or forum is good not for me though xD I run my website on a different server then my mc server. I can do remote mysql but I doubt hmod will be able to handle the time delay to a remote mysql server.
Imagine tying in the forum software with your ingame messaging system - DSMail or somesuch being able to send out PMs via the forum; news posts when things on the server happen.
I'm currently planning to write .cs class to work with the database for web integration. (and maybe a webkit for people wanting a website for their server)
Java is quite flexible with SQL. You can easily switch from one SQL server/engine/whatever to another with no code edits (depending on how you do it), assuming the SQL syntax you use is compatible. Assuming they add SQL support (Which they of course will), there won't be a problem. hMod could almost use SQlite with no code edits but there's some SQL syntax I used that SQlite hadn't yet implemented.