Admin Commands for MTA

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Open the Console

Press ~ (tilde) or F8 to access the console, then type a command followed by the necessary parameters (if applicable) and then press Enter.

Server commands

Command	Application	Example	Descripction
ase	Server console only		View the number of queries from the master server list
debugdb	Server console only	Example: debugdb < 0-2 >	Sets the logging level for database functions. [0-Disabled; 1-Only errors; 2-All] By default, the log output is written to the file 'logs/db.log' .
debugjoinflood	Server console only		Displays debugging information related to the connection flood mitigation feature.
debuguptime	Server console only		Shows how many days the server has been running
help	Server console only		Show this list of commands
loadmodule	Server console only	Example: loadmodule <module file name>	Load a module, for example: loadmodule ml_sockets.dll
unloadmodule	Server console only	Example: unloadmodule <module file name>	Remove a module, for example: unloadmodule ml_sockets.dll
reloadmodule	Server console only	Example: reloadmodule <module file name>	Reload a module, for example: reloadmodule ml_sockets.dll
open ports	Server console only		Test if the server ports are open
sfakelag	Only available if it is enabled in the mtaserver.conf file	Example: sfakelag <packet loss> <additional ping> <ping variation> [ <KBPS limit> ]	Adds artificial packet loss, ping, jitter, and bandwidth caps to server-client connections.
shutdown		Example: shutdown <reason>	Shut down the server, for example: Shutdown Restart Required
sver			Get the version from the MTA server

Resource Commands

Command	Application	Example	Descripction
check	Server console only	Example: check [ all | <resource-name> ]	Check which files would be changed with the command: upgrade. It does not modify anything.
info	Server console only	Example: info <resource-name>	Get information about a resource, for example: info admin
list	Server console only		Displays a list of resources
refresh			Refresh the resource list to find new resources
refreshall			Update resources and restart modified resource
restart		Example: restart <resource-name>	Restart a running resource, for example: restart admin
start		Example: start <resource-name>	Start a loaded resource, for example: start admin
stop		Example: stop <resource-name>	Stop a resource, for example: stop admin
stopall			Stops all running resources
upgrade	Server console only	Example: upgrade [ all | <resource-name> ]	Performs a basic update of all resources. The check command displays the list of changes that this command will make.
aclrequest		Example: aclrequest [ list | allow | deny ] <resource-name> [ <righ> | all ]	Manage ACL requests for resources that implement <aclrequest> in their meta.xml
reloadacl			Perform a simple ACL reload.