In San Andreas Multiplayer (SA-MP) scripting, is a specific folder within the server directory used to store data that the server needs to read from or write to during runtime. While the primary game logic lives in "Gamemodes" or "Filterscripts," the scriptfiles folder acts as the permanent storage for things like player accounts, server logs, or custom configuration data. Core Script Types in SA-MP
For comprehensive documentation on scripting functions and resources, the open.mp documentation is the current community-maintained successor to the original SA-MP wiki. San Andreas Multiplayer Scripting - The Basics
: The "backbone" of the server, containing the main logic for how the server functions (e.g., Roleplay, Deathmatch, or Freeroam).
: Older but simple libraries used for saving and loading player data (e.g., passwords or scores) in a text-based format.
: Files (ending in .inc ) that contain pre-written code used by other scripts. The most essential is a_samp.inc .
: External libraries that add advanced functionality not possible with standard Pawn scripting alone, such as connecting to a MySQL database . Working with Files
: Functions like fopen , fread , and fwrite allow for direct file manipulation.