I had this problem. My solution was to copy libmysql.dll from the MYSQL installation to ruby/bin.
The irb led me to this solution. Scott On Nov 25, 3:25 pm, Frederick Cheung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 25 Nov 2008, at 14:04, Wally Valters wrote: > > > > > if you fire up irb and try require 'mysql' what do you get ?? > > don't forget to require 'rubygems' first > > Fred > > > On Nov 24, 11:11 am, Frederick Cheung <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > >> On 24 Nov 2008, at 16:55, Nurzed Lkham wrote: > > >>> Hi' Rails riders. I having upgraded everything and upgraded to > >>> Rails 2.2.2 I now wanted to install the MySQL gem as I am getting > >>> the > >>> following error when trying to load up the app. > > >>> no such file to load -- mysql > > >>> Normally running gem install mysql works with no problems but, now I > >>> get > >>> the following: > > >>>> gem install mysql > >>> gem install mysql > >>> Successfully installed mysql-2.7.3-x86-mswin32 > >>> 1 gem installed > >>> Installing ri documentation for mysql-2.7.3-x86-mswin32... > >>> Installing RDoc documentation for mysql-2.7.3-x86-mswin32... > >>> ERROR: While generating documentation for mysql-2.7.3-x86-mswin32 > >>> ... MESSAGE: Unhandled special: Special: type=17, text="<!-- $Id: > >>> README.html,v 1.20 2006-12-20 05:31:52 tommy Exp $ -->" > >>> ... RDOC args: --op > >>> c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/doc/mysql-2.7.3-x86-mswin32/rdoc --exclude > >>> ext > >>> --main README --quiet ext README docs/README.html > >>> (continuing with the rest of the installation) > > >>> How to install mysql in Rails 2.2.2. > > >> Well first off install the mysql gem has nothing to do with what > >> version of rails is installed. If it's not happy with one of the rdoc > >> comments you could just pass --no-rdoc (although by the looks of it > >> doesn't matter - it installed the gem anyway, just not the docs). > > >> Fred > > >>> -- > >>> Posted viahttp://www.ruby-forum.com/. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
