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Technical Database Interaction

While the FREAKHOSTING Game Panel provides the underlying network connection, HeidiSQL is the industry-standard desktop client utilized to actually interact with your persistent data. This powerful, lightweight tool is essential for administrators who need to import .sql files for complex resources (such as job systems or dealership scripts) and for performing manual adjustments to player bank balances, inventory items, or administrative ranks.

Difficulty

Intermediate

Time

6 Minutes

Step 1: Establishing a Remote Connection

Follow these steps to link your local machine to your hosted database instance.
1

Acquire the Client

Download and install the latest stable version of HeidiSQL.
2

Initialize Session

Launch the application and click New to create a connection profile.
3

Input Credentials

  • Network Type: Select MariaDB or MySQL (TCP/IP).
  • Hostname / IP: Enter your Database Endpoint (Found in the panel’s Databases tab).
  • User / Password: Input your specific database credentials.
  • Port: use the default 3306.
4

Open the Tunnel

Click Open. The application will establish a secure connection and display your database structure in the left-hand sidebar.

Step 2: Importing Resource Data

Complex FiveM scripts often include a .sql file (e.g., esx_vehicleshop.sql) designed to initialize the necessary tables and relationships.
1

Select Target Registry

In the HeidiSQL sidebar, click on your server’s database name to set it as the active context.
2

Open SQL Asset

Navigate to File -> Run SQL file… and select the .sql file provided with your modification.
3

Execute Logic

If a “Query” tab initializes, press the Execute (Blue Play button) or F9. The script will now programmatically build your database tables.
4

Verify Installation

Right-click your database and select Refresh. New entries should now be visible within the table hierarchy.


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Last Updated: January 2026 | FiveM: Database managed.