Bharat- Yes, I can successfully connect to mysql via command line. Yes, I have added mysql to my windows path. I'm not using InstantRails- I have installed everything piece by piece.
Deepali- mysql 5.0 is stable. On Apr 3, 8:51 am, deepali_k <[email protected]> wrote: > check your mysql database version,mysql 5.0 is a stable > version.Install that and check. > > On Apr 3, 8:44 pm, Bharat <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Obviously you are on windows and I am quite rusty on on windows/ruby > > on rails development so this may or may not work. > > > Can you connect to MySQL from command line? Install MySQL command > > line client if you haven't done so already and try to connect to your > > mysql database. If you can then this is a gem installation problem. > > Also, I don't see a TCP/IP socket statement in your database.yml as in > > this example file below: > > > development: > > adapter: mysql > > encoding: utf8 > > database: rubyweblog_development > > username: root > > password: > > socket: /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock <-- this statement is missing > > in your database.yml > > > I am not sure what the Windows equivalent is anymore. If you have > > installed InstantRails then look it up in the database.yml that it > > generates. > > > If you do get an error when using mysql command line client to connect > > to mysql database then I would look there first. Typically, you have > > to make sure that mysql/bin is in your windows path. > > > Hope this helps > > > Bharat --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
