How to install Ruby on Rails on Windows 7 - Part 3, MySQL connector
Why Stack Overflow recommends it
Stack Overflow users link it when answering or troubleshooting Ruby on Rails and MySQL2 gem installation problems on Windows 7.
Recommended by 2 people across 2 different months, 2014 to 2016.
What it is
A 15-minute beginner tutorial, part 3 of 4, on setting up Ruby on Rails 4 on Windows 7 with the MySQL2 gem. It walks through installing the MySQL connector and shows that the mysql2 gem compiles against it. Presented by Jonathan MacDonald.
What people said
Recommends Muhammad Soliman · 2014-09 · Stack Overflow · on “Can't install gems on Windows 7 64”
As for me I closed the current prompt and opened a new command prompt window after installing DevKit then it was working fine. check below full series of installation of ruby and ruby on rails on windows 7 [LINK] [LINK] [this video] [LINK]
Recommends RadioHead Gamer · 2016-09 · Stack Overflow · on “Ruby on Rails server connection error”
Thanks a lot! But, I have the config.yml file but not the config/database.yml file. Let me show you which tutorial I have been following so you can have the idea. I have followed pt 1-3 of his tutorials and now I am lost! :/ [this video]
Cites user2991245 · 2014-03 · Stack Overflow · on “Ruby on Rails in Windows 7”
I am installing ruby by following these video - [this video] previosly I was getting these error incorrect mysql client library version this gem was compiled for 6.0.0 then I followed this link mysql2 gem compiled for wrong mysql client library [LINK] but now i am getting these - c:/row/Ruby200/lib/ruby/2.0.0/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:55:in `require ': cannot load such file -- mysql2/mysql2 (LoadError) from c:/row/Ruby200/lib/ruby/2.0.0/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:5 5:in `require' from c:/row/Ruby200/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/mysql2-0.3.15/lib/mysql2.rb :8:in `<top (required)>' from c:/row/Ruby200/lib/ruby/2.0.0/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:1 35:in `require' from c:/row/Ru