no you have to edit the php files, but there is an automatic mysql installer file, that writes the new tables.
mySQL files? lol. There are only mySQL databases. @r3dz The rep mod is posted on the forum under Mods In Development I think.
Yeah r3dz, Defuzion is right. There is normally an installer that comes with the MOD and you just go to it with your browser. ex: www.yourdomain.com/forum/modname/some_install.php