function playerExists(name)
dofile("./config.lua")
env = assert(luasql.mysql())
con = assert(env:connect(mysqlDatabase, mysqlUser, mysqlPass, mysqlHost, mysqlPort))
local cur = assert(con:execute("SELECT `name`, `id` FROM `players` WHERE `name` = '" .. escapeString(name) .. "';"))
local row = cur:fetch({}, "a")
cur:close()
con:close()
env:close()
return row and row.name or 0
end