rails 3 not working with windows 7

Question

ruby 1.8.7 gem 1.3.7 rails 3.0.0, 3.0.0.rc

when i write rails -v error message come

Could not find gem 'mysql2 <>=0, runtime>' in any of the gem sources. Try running 'bundle install'.

when I run bundle install then also it cann't install mysql2

please help me.

Daniel Abrahamsson · Answer 1 · 2010-09-07T06:08:26.127

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The mysql2 gem does not currently support Windows (although I hear they are working on it). Just use the old mysql gem for now.

To be specific:

Put this line in your Gemfile:

gem 'mysql', '2.8.1'
Run bundle install
Make sure you use adapter: mysql and not adapter: mysql2 in your database.yml.

This is how my system is currently set up, and it works fine with Rails 3.0.0.

edited Sep 07 '10 at 06:08

answered Sep 06 '10 at 18:18

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To note, you will need to replace `mysql2` with `mysql` in your `database.yml` file. – Garrett Sep 07 '10 at 02:25

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 31 '11 at 17:42

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This error can be handled now. No need to change mysql2 to mysql in Gemfile and database.yml. You can install mysql2 gem on windows by following the steps given in post - http://rorguide.blogspot.com/2011/03/installing-mysql2-gem-on-ruby-192-and.html

answered Mar 31 '11 at 17:42

Ritesh Kumar

What about using the mysql server from wamp? I dnt find the opt folder in my mysql folder. Mysql 5.5.16. When i do >gem install mysql2, it says mysql2 gem installed successfully. Not sure what i am missing :( – codingbbq Mar 09 '13 at 11:35

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