From: Eliezer Croitoru Date: 2012-11-26T07:56:44+09:00 Subject: Re: working with mysql in ruby I would suggest you to install the rails installer since it's installing anything you need on windows. this link: http://rubyforge.org/frs/download.php/75894/railsinstaller-2.1.0.exe is not working for me couple days already so try this one: http://ruby.taobao.org/mirrors/ruby/railsinstaller/railsinstaller-2.1.0.exe Eliezer On 11/25/2012 10:25 PM, john smith wrote: > Ivan Cenov wrote in post #1086301: >> На 25.11.2012 г. 20:39 ч., john smith написа: >>> I just tried reinstalling ruby, i installed the devkit. i do have vmware >>> with ubuntu and bt5 that i could use, but im more comfortable with >>> windows. do you know of any other database that works well with ruby >>> that i could try? >>> >> I don't understand Ruby, nevertheless I installed Redmine in our office. >> So, >> when we moved to Ruby 1.9.3 I had to use mysql2 gem, not mysql. My >> advice is >> to try mysql2. >> mysql2 requires newer version of libmysql.dll (6.0.2) >> >> -- >> Regards, >> >> Ivan Cenov >> OKTO-7 Co. Bulgaria >> imc@okto7.com, i_cenov@botevgrad.com >> mobile:+359888761080, >> phone:+35972366161, fax:+_35972366262 > > It was the libmysql.dll file, when you d/l the mysql 2.9.0 it said: > > You've installed the binary version of mysql. > It was built using MySQL Connector/C version 6.0.2. > It's recommended to use the exact same version to avoid potential > issues. > > At the time of building this gem, the necessary DLL files where > available > in the following URL: > > http://dev.mysql.com/get/Downloads/Connector-C/mysql-connector-c-noinstall-6.0.2-win32.zip/from/pi > ck > > You can put the lib\libmysql.dll available in this package to your > Ruby bin directory. > E.g. C:\Ruby\bin > > Go to website unzip and place the libmysql.dll file in your ruby/bin > folder. thanks for all the help > -- Eliezer Croitoru https://www1.ngtech.co.il sip:ngtech@sip2sip.info IT consulting for Nonprofit organizations eliezer ngtech.co.il