In very simple terms, they both do the same things, but the latter is newer and better and faster, and compatible with newer versions of Ruby (and Rails). I think maybe there may be versions of MySQL that are too new for the mysql gem, too, but that's just a guess. Unless you are using Rails 2 under Ruby 1.8.6, I doubt very much that you will need the mysql gem these days, in favor of mysql2.
Walter On Oct 27, 2013, at 8:20 PM, RVic wrote: > Can someone please tell me what the difference is ? > > Thanks, RVc > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rubyonrails-talk/5c5d0e3d-f6f9-4156-87db-ec321c21696d%40googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rubyonrails-talk/6E88F455-11FC-462F-A75C-727753D62707%40wdstudio.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
