From: Michael Enslow <michael.enslow@...>
Date: 2011-10-04T14:59:13+09:00
Subject: Re: gem install mysql error

Aleksi K. wrote in post #1005603:
> I solved the problem by using 'ruby-mysql' gem instead of 'mysql'

Thanks Aleksi. This solved my problem. (I'm using Mac 10.6.8)

Regarding MAMP...

> And by the way, I tried to use rails and passenger with MAMP and it was
> really pain in the ass and won't recommend it.

... I decided to try to get things to work with MAMP and I was able to
get is up and running. Here's how. I installed the ruby-mysql gem with
the following configuration. (NO LINE BREAKS)

sudo gem install ruby-mysql --
--with-mysql-config=/Applications/MAMP/Library/bin/mysql_config
--with-mysql-dir=/Applications/MAMP/db/mysql
--with-mysql-lib=/Applications/MAMP/Library/bin/
--with-mysql-include=/Applications/MAMP/Library/bin/

This should install correctly, but your app will then give you a error
reading:

No such file or directory - /tmp/mysql.sock

Correct this error by specifying the socket in your database.yml file:

production:
  adapter: mysql
  encoding: utf8
  ...
  socket: /Applications/MAMP/tmp/mysql/mysql.sock

Restart the app:
$: touch tmp/restart.txt

And that worked for me.

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