Originally posted by Arma
dont tell me anope own a quite perfectly mysql database and use it just for "nice to have" frontend.
Don't underestimate the extra options which this feature provides. For example; this allows me to backup the Anope data anywhere I like. It can also make it a lot easier for backup services to keep up to date with the current settings.
All in all; the SQL server is a lot more versatile than seperate .db files are.
Then i have two more questions.
How can i change values in a *.db file?
I guess you'd need to go over the Anope sourcecode so you can get the layout of the database files.
I doubt that this is what you want though since I find it very questionable that Anope would check the database files for any change and if there is re-read it. As far as I know Anope only reads the data during start, then all it does is store it.