diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 88e052f..5eef2f8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
     <groupId>com.sophiaatkinson</groupId>
     <artifactId>PronounsPlaceholder</artifactId>
-    <version>1.0.2</version>
+    <version>1.0.3</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
     <name>PronounsPlaceholder</name>
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/sophiaatkinson/pronouns/PronounsPlugin.java b/src/main/java/com/sophiaatkinson/pronouns/PronounsPlugin.java
index 73102cd..2958f88 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/sophiaatkinson/pronouns/PronounsPlugin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/sophiaatkinson/pronouns/PronounsPlugin.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import java.sql.ResultSet;
 import java.sql.SQLException;
 import java.sql.Statement;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.UUID;
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ import org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPlugin;
 
 public class PronounsPlugin extends JavaPlugin {
     private Connection connection;
+    private boolean usingMySQL;
     private List<String> blockedPronouns;
     private List<String> pronounSuggestions;
     private final List<String> errorLog = new ArrayList<>();
@@ -53,15 +55,27 @@ public class PronounsPlugin extends JavaPlugin {
     }
 
     private void initDatabase() {
-        try {
-            File dbFile = new File(getDataFolder(), "pronouns.db");
-            if (!getDataFolder().exists()) getDataFolder().mkdirs();
+        usingMySQL = getConfig().getBoolean("mysql.enabled", false);
 
-            String url = "jdbc:sqlite:" + dbFile.getAbsolutePath();
-            connection = DriverManager.getConnection(url);
+        try {
+            if (usingMySQL) {
+                String host = getConfig().getString("mysql.host");
+                int port = getConfig().getInt("mysql.port");
+                String database = getConfig().getString("mysql.database");
+                String user = getConfig().getString("mysql.user");
+                String password = getConfig().getString("mysql.password");
+
+                String url = "jdbc:mysql://" + host + ":" + port + "/" + database + "?useSSL=false&autoReconnect=true";
+                connection = DriverManager.getConnection(url, user, password);
+            } else {
+                File dbFile = new File(getDataFolder(), "pronouns.db");
+                if (!getDataFolder().exists()) getDataFolder().mkdirs();
+                String url = "jdbc:sqlite:" + dbFile.getAbsolutePath();
+                connection = DriverManager.getConnection(url);
+            }
 
             Statement stmt = connection.createStatement();
-            stmt.executeUpdate("CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS pronouns (uuid TEXT PRIMARY KEY, pronouns TEXT);");
+            stmt.executeUpdate("CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS pronouns (uuid VARCHAR(36) PRIMARY KEY, pronouns TEXT);");
         } catch (SQLException e) {
             errorLog.add("Database initialization error: " + e.getMessage());
             e.printStackTrace();
@@ -81,9 +95,7 @@ public class PronounsPlugin extends JavaPlugin {
         }
     
         for (String blocked : blockedPronouns) {
-            if (pronouns.contains(blocked)) {
-                return;
-            }
+            if (pronouns.contains(blocked)) return;
         }
 
         try (PreparedStatement ps = connection.prepareStatement("REPLACE INTO pronouns (uuid, pronouns) VALUES (?, ?)")) {
@@ -91,6 +103,18 @@ public class PronounsPlugin extends JavaPlugin {
             ps.setString(2, pronouns);
             ps.executeUpdate();
         } catch (SQLException e) {
+            // Fallback for MySQL since REPLACE INTO isn't ideal for all cases
+            if (usingMySQL) {
+                try (PreparedStatement ps = connection.prepareStatement("INSERT INTO pronouns (uuid, pronouns) VALUES (?, ?) ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE pronouns = VALUES(pronouns)")) {
+                    ps.setString(1, uuid.toString());
+                    ps.setString(2, pronouns);
+                    ps.executeUpdate();
+                    return;
+                } catch (SQLException ex) {
+                    errorLog.add("MySQL upsert error: " + ex.getMessage());
+                    ex.printStackTrace();
+                }
+            }
             errorLog.add("Database update error: " + e.getMessage());
             e.printStackTrace();
         }
@@ -109,18 +133,18 @@ public class PronounsPlugin extends JavaPlugin {
         }
         return null;
     }
-public Map<UUID, String> getAllPronouns() {
-    Map<UUID, String> result = new java.util.HashMap<>();
-    try (Statement stmt = connection.createStatement()) {
-        ResultSet rs = stmt.executeQuery("SELECT uuid, pronouns FROM pronouns");
-        while (rs.next()) {
-            result.put(UUID.fromString(rs.getString("uuid")), rs.getString("pronouns"));
+    public Map<UUID, String> getAllPronouns() {
+        Map<UUID, String> result = new HashMap<>();
+        try (Statement stmt = connection.createStatement()) {
+            ResultSet rs = stmt.executeQuery("SELECT uuid, pronouns FROM pronouns");
+            while (rs.next()) {
+                result.put(UUID.fromString(rs.getString("uuid")), rs.getString("pronouns"));
+            }
+        } catch (SQLException e) {
+            errorLog.add("Database fetch all error: " + e.getMessage());
+            e.printStackTrace();
         }
-    } catch (SQLException e) {
-        errorLog.add("Database fetch all error: " + e.getMessage());
-        e.printStackTrace();
-    }
-    return result;
+        return result;
     }
 
     public void generateDebugFile() {
@@ -133,6 +157,7 @@ public Map<UUID, String> getAllPronouns() {
             writer.write("=== PronounsPlugin Debug Report ===\n");
             writer.write("Plugin Enabled: " + isEnabled() + "\n");
             writer.write("Database Connected: " + (connection != null) + "\n");
+            writer.write("Using MySQL: " + usingMySQL + "\n");
             writer.write("Blocked Pronouns: " + blockedPronouns + "\n");
             writer.write("Pronoun Suggestions: " + pronounSuggestions + "\n");
             writer.write("Error Log:\n");
diff --git a/src/main/resources/config.yml b/src/main/resources/config.yml
index 24ed719..e7c1080 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/config.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/config.yml
@@ -27,12 +27,18 @@ debug: true
 
 generate-debug-file: true
 
-database:
-  use-sqlite: true
+mysql:
+  enabled: false # Setting to false uses SQLite
+  host: localhost
+  port: 3306
+  database: example
+  user: example
+  password: example
 
 admin-permissions:
   - "pronouns.admin"
   - "pronouns.override"
+  - "pronouns.reload"
 
 player-permissions:
   - "pronouns.set"
diff --git a/src/main/resources/plugin.yml b/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
index dc8dbd5..ecb184c 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 name: PronounsPlaceholder
-version: 1.0.2
+version: 1.0.3
 main: com.sophiaatkinson.pronouns.PronounsPlugin
 api-version: 1.16
+authors: [Sophia Atkinson]
+website: https://sophia.wtf
 commands:
   pronouns:
     description: Manage pronouns for players
@@ -19,6 +21,9 @@ commands:
       pronouns.admin:
         description: Allows admin to list, set, remove pronouns
         default: op
+      pronouns.reload:
+        description: Reloads plugin configuration
+        default: op
     aliases:
       - mypronouns
       - setpronouns