Alright, so I've finally come to this point of my coding experience where I want to deal with MySQL. Gonna ask some questions here, would appreciate it if they were to be answered. - Do I require a MySQL database (online, or self-hosted) ? - Is there a way to host it on the same address as the minecraft server I am running it on?
Funny, I pretty much have the same exact question as you lol. I do believe the answer to question 1 is YES. Question 2 I don't know. I could be wrong though since I'm just working into MySQL now as well
maxben34 I see. Do let me know if you find out anything, and thanks for sharing. Still looking for an answer for question 2 though, since if it IS possible, I wouldn't have to rely on an online host, and can be an independant plugin. Reason for this, is because I prefer the MySQL's interface, which has more of a data storage feel to it, rather than Bukkit's built in FileConfiguration and its line-by-line config-y interface. I just find the queries much easier to execute.
It seems to be correct, since you want it to be on your local machine you should set it to connect to your local machine.
As MineDoubleSpace stated, you need to be hosting one to do so. SQLite is easier in the sense that it is all flat file for the sake of a little less functionality (though with minecraft, that's not really any loss at all). As for running MySQL locally, for windows it would be: http://www.mysql.com/why-mysql/windows/
1Rogue I see. I guess I'll check out SQLite then. Well, I got the point that I needed an already hosted database from the second/third reply. Though, I was unsure if I could host the database on the server machine that runs the server on, instead of using one of those websites for free database hosting. Of course, MineDoubleSpace had to tell me a second time that I needed to host a MySQL database.
