[Rails] Re: Changing from database sqlite3 to mysql - windows

2009-08-09 Thread WalT
To all the guys using Windows OS and want to use mysql as your database: I went around all the forums of ruby that I could find on the internet and I'm glad I got the answer that I was looking for: The path that I was looking for was G:\Ruby\bin. Ignore the wording 'add that path to the

[Rails] Re: Changing from database sqlite3 to mysql - windows

2009-08-09 Thread Marnen Laibow-Koser
WalT wrote: To all the guys using Windows OS and want to use mysql as your database: I went around all the forums of ruby that I could find on the internet and I'm glad I got the answer that I was looking for: The path that I was looking for was G:\Ruby\bin. Ignore the wording 'add that

[Rails] Re: Changing from database sqlite3 to mysql - windows

2009-08-09 Thread WalT
My system is perfectly fine, and everything works smoothly I'm smooth sailing getting even deeper into Ruby! I'm even going to read watch all the Ruby on Rails books/tutorials that I can find including lynda.com. If you can't explain something to an old lady then you don't understand it. Plain

[Rails] Re: Changing from database sqlite3 to mysql - windows

2009-08-09 Thread Marnen Laibow-Koser
WalT wrote: My system is perfectly fine, Then you are *extremely* lucky. The steps you described taking had the potential to cause big problems. Don't push your luck. Don't do that again. and everything works smoothly I'm smooth sailing getting even deeper into Ruby! I'm even going to

[Rails] Re: Changing from database sqlite3 to mysql - windows

2009-08-07 Thread WalT
Hi Jeff Thanks for your reply. Yes I installed the MySQL Community Server for Windows. I'm still struggling to check if mysql is installed for ruby. I installed mysql in the g:\program files\mysql directory ruby on rails is installed in the g:\ruby directory. I'm running my music_library app

[Rails] Re: Changing from database sqlite3 to mysql - windows

2009-08-07 Thread Frederick Cheung
On Aug 7, 9:08 am, WalT waltermog...@gmail.com wrote: I'm not sure what it means by put its /bin directory on your path and I tried to copy the bin directory from the G:\Program Files\MySQL \MySQL Server 5.1 directory to the G:\Rails\rails_apps\music_library directory and run the following

[Rails] Re: Changing from database sqlite3 to mysql - windows

2009-08-07 Thread WalT
Somewhere inside the mysql directory Do you mean mysql folder under G:\Rails\rails_apps\music_library? This is where I'm running my music_library application. That comment is telling you to add that path to the environment variable called PATH I don't understand what you are saying here.

[Rails] Re: Changing from database sqlite3 to mysql - windows

2009-08-07 Thread Marnen Laibow-Koser
WalT wrote: Somewhere inside the mysql directory Do you mean mysql folder under G:\Rails\rails_apps\music_library? This is where I'm running my music_library application. No, he means the directory where mySQL is installed. That comment is telling you to add that path to the

[Rails] Re: Changing from database sqlite3 to mysql - windows

2009-08-07 Thread WalT
No, he means the directory where mySQL is installed. I mentioned above that there's a bin folder in the directory where mysql is installed: G:\Program Files\MySQL \MySQL Server 5.1. That comment is telling you to add that path to the environment variable called PATH I don't understand

[Rails] Re: Changing from database sqlite3 to mysql - windows

2009-08-07 Thread Hassan Schroeder
On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 12:14 PM, WalTwaltermog...@gmail.com wrote: That comment is telling you to add that path to the environment variable called PATH I don't understand what you are saying here. Sorry I'm new to RoR. This has nothing to do with Rails.  It's a basic Windows (and Un*x)

[Rails] Re: Changing from database sqlite3 to mysql - windows

2009-08-07 Thread WalT
No, he means the directory where mySQL is installed. I mentioned above that there's a bin folder in the directory where mysql is installed: G:\Program Files\MySQL \MySQL Server 5.1. That comment is telling you to add that path to the environment variable called PATH I don't understand

[Rails] Re: Changing from database sqlite3 to mysql - windows

2009-08-07 Thread WalT
Then you are spectacularly wrong. Setting the proper value to your PATH variable is a basic task for anyone who intends to program. Why keep asking if you're not going to take any advice? :-) I can only take the right advise... I took Jeff's advise to change the database.yml file. What OS

[Rails] Re: Changing from database sqlite3 to mysql - windows

2009-08-07 Thread WalT
Then you are spectacularly wrong. Setting the proper value to your PATH variable is a basic task for anyone who intends to program. Why keep asking if you're not going to take any advice? :-) I can only take the right advise... I took Jeff's advise to change the database.yml file. What OS

[Rails] Re: Changing from database sqlite3 to mysql - windows

2009-08-07 Thread WalT
Then you are spectacularly wrong. Setting the proper value to your PATH variable is a basic task for anyone who intends to program. Why keep asking if you're not going to take any advice? :-) I can only take the right advise... I took Jeff's advise to change the database.yml file. What OS

[Rails] Re: Changing from database sqlite3 to mysql - windows

2009-08-07 Thread WalT
Then you are spectacularly wrong. Setting the proper value to your PATH variable is a basic task for anyone who intends to program. Why keep asking if you're not going to take any advice? :-) I can only take the right advise... I took Jeff's advise to change the database.yml file. What OS

[Rails] Re: Changing from database sqlite3 to mysql - windows

2009-08-07 Thread WalT
Then you are spectacularly wrong. Setting the proper value to your PATH variable is a basic task for anyone who intends to program. Why keep asking if you're not going to take any advice? :-) I can only take the right advise... I took Jeff's advise to change the database.yml file. What OS

[Rails] Re: Changing from database sqlite3 to mysql - windows

2009-08-07 Thread WalT
Then you are spectacularly wrong. Setting the proper value to your PATH variable is a basic task for anyone who intends to program. Why keep asking if you're not going to take any advice? :-) I can only take the right advise... I took Jeff's advise to change the database.yml file. What OS

[Rails] Re: Changing from database sqlite3 to mysql - windows

2009-08-07 Thread Hassan Schroeder
On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 12:41 PM, WalTwaltermog...@gmail.com wrote: What OS are you using? Under windows, under control panel, there's no path variable setting. Au contraire -- google `set windows PATH` for lots of instructions. -- Hassan Schroeder

[Rails] Re: Changing from database sqlite3 to mysql - windows

2009-08-07 Thread Jeff
I'll try again Walt, when you say that this happened: G:\Rails\rails_appsmysql -v and I get the error: 'mysql' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. then it means that Windows is telling you that it can't find the mysql program, right? And

[Rails] Re: Changing from database sqlite3 to mysql - windows

2009-08-06 Thread Jeff
On Aug 6, 4:10 pm, WalT waltermog...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Guys I'd like to know how to change from using sqlite3 to mysql. I'm running windows xp. What is the command that I must type under my application folder? How to I log into the mysql database afterwards? Assuming you have MySQL