diff --git a/lib/db.h b/lib/db.h
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+++ b/lib/db.h
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+#ifndef DB_H
+#define DB_H
+
+struct db_hash
+{
+    char key[85];
+    char value[4096];
+};
+
+struct db_table
+{
+    int db_magic;
+    int db_ver;
+    int count;
+
+    struct db_hash *hashes;
+};
+
+int write_db(struct db_table *db, char *fname);
+struct db_table *read_db(char *fname);
+int add_hash(struct db_table *db, char *key, char *value);
+int del_hash(struct db_table *db, char *key);
+char *get_hash(struct db_table *db, char *key);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/mods/lua/scripts.tmp b/mods/lua/scripts.tmp
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+++ b/mods/lua/scripts.tmp
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+hello.lua
+test.lua
diff --git a/src/db.c b/src/db.c
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+++ b/src/db.c
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+#include "util.h"
+#include "irc.h"
+#include "db.h"
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+int write_db(struct db_table *db, char *fname)
+{
+    FILE *fp;
+    int i;
+
+    if ((fp = fopen(fname, "wb")) == NULL)
+    {
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    db->db_magic = 0xdeadbeef;
+    db->db_ver = 0x10;
+
+    fwrite(db, sizeof(struct db_table) + (sizeof(struct db_hash) * db->count), 1, fp);
+
+    fclose(fp);
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+struct db_table *read_db(char *fname)
+{
+    FILE *fp;
+    struct db_table *db;
+
+    if ((fp = fopen(fname, "rb")) == NULL)
+    {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    db = (struct db_table *)malloc(sizeof(struct db_table));
+
+    fread(db, sizeof(struct db_table), 1, fp);
+
+    // check the magic value
+    if (db->db_magic != 0xdeadbeef)
+    {
+        printf("Error: %s incompatible or unknown db file format\n", fname);
+
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+
+    // check the version
+    if (db->db_ver != 0x10)
+    {
+        printf("Error: %s incompatible or unknown db file format\n", fname);
+
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    db->hashes = (struct db_hash *)malloc(sizeof(struct db_hash) * db->count);
+
+    // skip padding
+    fseek(fp, 8, SEEK_CUR);
+
+    fread(db->hashes, sizeof(struct db_hash), db->count, fp);
+
+    fclose(fp);
+
+    return db;
+}
+
+int add_hash(struct db_table *db, char *key, char *value)
+{
+    int i;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < db->count; i++)
+    {
+        if (strcmp(db->hashes[i].key, key) == 0)
+        {
+            return -1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    db->hashes = (struct db_hash *)realloc(db->hashes, sizeof(struct db_hash) * (db->count + 1));
+
+    memset(db->hashes[db->count].key, 0, sizeof(db->hashes[db->count].key));
+    memset(db->hashes[db->count].value, 0, sizeof(db->hashes[db->count].value));
+
+    strlcpy(db->hashes[db->count].key, key, sizeof(db->hashes[db->count].key));
+    strlcpy(db->hashes[db->count].value, value, sizeof(db->hashes[db->count].value));
+    db->count++;
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int del_hash(struct db_table *db, char *key)
+{
+    int i;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < db->count; i++)
+    {
+        if (strcmp(db->hashes[i].key, key) == 0)
+        {
+            free(db->hashes[i].key);
+            free(db->hashes[i].value);
+            memmove(&db->hashes[i], &db->hashes[i + 1], sizeof(struct db_hash) * (db->count - i));
+            db->count--;
+
+            return 0;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return -1;
+}
+
+char *get_hash(struct db_table *db, char *key)
+{
+    int i;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < db->count; i++)
+    {
+        if (strcmp(db->hashes[i].key, key) == 0)
+        {
+            return db->hashes[i].value;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return NULL;
+}
diff --git a/test.db b/test.db
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diff --git a/test_db.c b/test_db.c
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+++ b/test_db.c
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+#include "db.h"
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+#define FNAME "test.db"
+
+int main()
+{
+    struct db_table *db;
+    int i;
+
+    db = (struct db_table *)malloc(sizeof(struct db_table));
+    db->count = 0;
+    db->hashes = NULL;
+
+    add_hash(db, "lua.scripts", "hello.lua,test.lua,youtube.lua");
+    add_hash(db, "lua.scriptcount", "2");
+
+    if (write_db(db, FNAME) == -1)
+    {
+        printf("Error writing db\n");
+    }
+
+    free(db);
+
+    db = read_db(FNAME);
+
+    for (i = 0; i < db->count; i++)
+    {
+        printf("Key: %s, Value: %s\n", db->hashes[i].key, db->hashes[i].value);
+    }
+
+    printf("test: lua.scripts: %s\n", get_hash(db, "lua.scripts"));
+
+    free(db);
+
+    return 0;
+}
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