Player file directory must be only created when using file backend.

Also ensure on each player save that the directory exists

3 files changed, 8 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/src/database/database-files.cpp b/src/database/database-files.cpp
index 09d76240e..f42535348 100644
--- a/src/database/database-files.cpp
+++ b/src/database/database-files.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 // This backend is intended to be used on Minetest 0.4.16 only for the transition backend
 // for player files
 
+PlayerDatabaseFiles::PlayerDatabaseFiles(const std::string &savedir) : m_savedir(savedir)
+{
+	fs::CreateDir(m_savedir);
+}
+
 void PlayerDatabaseFiles::serialize(std::ostringstream &os, RemotePlayer *player)
 {
 	// Utilize a Settings object for storing values
@@ -58,6 +63,8 @@ void PlayerDatabaseFiles::serialize(std::ostringstream &os, RemotePlayer *player
 
 void PlayerDatabaseFiles::savePlayer(RemotePlayer *player)
 {
+	fs::CreateDir(m_savedir);
+
 	std::string savedir = m_savedir + DIR_DELIM;
 	std::string path = savedir + player->getName();
 	bool path_found = false;
diff --git a/src/database/database-files.h b/src/database/database-files.h
index 218815cf7..cb830a3ed 100644
--- a/src/database/database-files.h
+++ b/src/database/database-files.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 class PlayerDatabaseFiles : public PlayerDatabase
 {
 public:
-	PlayerDatabaseFiles(const std::string &savedir) : m_savedir(savedir) {}
+	PlayerDatabaseFiles(const std::string &savedir);
 	virtual ~PlayerDatabaseFiles() = default;
 
 	void savePlayer(RemotePlayer *player);
diff --git a/src/serverenvironment.cpp b/src/serverenvironment.cpp
index 4837449e6..b25840528 100644
--- a/src/serverenvironment.cpp
+++ b/src/serverenvironment.cpp
@@ -544,9 +544,6 @@ void ServerEnvironment::kickAllPlayers(AccessDeniedCode reason,
 
 void ServerEnvironment::saveLoadedPlayers()
 {
-	std::string players_path = m_path_world + DIR_DELIM + "players";
-	fs::CreateDir(players_path);
-
 	for (RemotePlayer *player : m_players) {
 		if (player->checkModified() || (player->getPlayerSAO() &&
 				player->getPlayerSAO()->getMeta().isModified())) {