# 64Bit MySQL and Rails on Windows

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/64bit-mysql-and-rails-on-windows/153423>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [November 17, 2008, 2:00am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/64bit-mysql-and-rails-on-windows/153423 "2008-11-17T02:00:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![iplat](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/ed655f/32.png) [@iplat](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/iplat)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2008, 2:00am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/64bit-mysql-and-rails-on-windows/153423/1 "2008-11-17T02:00:24Z")

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Any ideas how to get 64bit MySQL to work with Rails on Windows? I feel  
like I’m not using the computer to its full potential if I revert back  
to 32bit MySQL.

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**Author:** ![iplat](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/ed655f/32.png) [@iplat](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/iplat)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2008, 7:16am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/64bit-mysql-and-rails-on-windows/153423/2 "2008-11-17T07:16:06Z")

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On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 8:59 AM, iplat [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> Any ideas how to get 64bit MySQL to work with Rails on Windows? I feel  
> like I’m not using the computer to its full potential if I revert back  
> to 32bit MySQL.

Download it from:  
[http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/5.0.html#winx64](http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/5.0.html#winx64)

And it should “just work”

Hope this helps

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