# C:/Ruby23-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.3.0/gems/mysql2-0.3.20-x64-mingw32/lib/mysql2/mysql2.rb:2:in \`require': cannot load such file -- mysql2/2.3/mysql2 (LoadError)

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**Created:** [January 21, 2020, 11:22am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/c-ruby23-x64-lib-ruby-gems-2-3-0-gems-mysql2-0-3-20-x64-mingw32-lib-mysql2-mysql2-rbin-require-cannot-load-such-file-mysql2-2-3-mysql2-loaderror/253618 "2020-01-21T11:22:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![Moyin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Moyin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Moyin)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2020, 11:22am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/c-ruby23-x64-lib-ruby-gems-2-3-0-gems-mysql2-0-3-20-x64-mingw32-lib-mysql2-mysql2-rbin-require-cannot-load-such-file-mysql2-2-3-mysql2-loaderror/253618/1 "2020-01-21T11:22:28Z")

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Hi, This is Moyin here.

Actually i’m very new to Ruby trying to run my first project on Windows machine, i’m getting this above error please help me out, how to fix this. i tried searching on web but didn’t get much info for windows support. Please let me know if there is a fix.

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**Author:** ![Moyin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Moyin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Moyin)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2020, 11:24am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/c-ruby23-x64-lib-ruby-gems-2-3-0-gems-mysql2-0-3-20-x64-mingw32-lib-mysql2-mysql2-rbin-require-cannot-load-such-file-mysql2-2-3-mysql2-loaderror/253618/2 "2020-01-22T11:24:24Z")

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please could someone help on this.

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**Author:** ![gusbadcoder](https://www.ruby-forum.com/user_avatar/www.ruby-forum.com/gusbadcoder/32/1706_2.png) [@gusbadcoder](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/gusbadcoder)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2020, 5:21am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/c-ruby23-x64-lib-ruby-gems-2-3-0-gems-mysql2-0-3-20-x64-mingw32-lib-mysql2-mysql2-rbin-require-cannot-load-such-file-mysql2-2-3-mysql2-loaderror/253618/3 "2020-02-26T05:21:40Z")

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Hi Moyin

Do you have the mysql2 gem installed?  
Maybe you just need to run the command: gem install mysql2