# Cannot install the current Rails on 3 machines **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [April 18, 2009, 6:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cannot-install-the-current-rails-on-3-machines/165866 "2009-04-18T18:24:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![winterheat](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/7993a0/32.png) [@winterheat](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/winterheat)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2009, 6:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cannot-install-the-current-rails-on-3-machines/165866/1 "2009-04-18T18:24:54Z")
i follow the instructions on [http://rubyonrails.org/download](http://rubyonrails.org/download) to install RoR, and on all 3 machines, they all cannot go past the front page: for example, when i click on About your application’s environment i get: (is it sqlite3 needed? is it mentioned in the set up page?) thanks. C:\proj\loop\>ruby script/server =\> Booting WEBrick =\> Rails 2.3.2 application starting on [http://0.0.0.0:3000](http://0.0.0.0:3000) =\> Call with -d to detach =\> Ctrl-C to shutdown server [2009-04-18 09:19:05] INFO WEBrick 1.3.1 [2009-04-18 09:19:05] INFO ruby 1.8.7 (2008-08-11) [i386-mswin32] [2009-04-18 09:19:05] INFO WEBrick::HTTPServer#start: pid=3280 port=3000 /!\ FAILSAFE /!\ Sat Apr 18 09:19:17 -0700 2009 Status: 500 Internal Server Error no such file to load – sqlite3 c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:31:in `gem_origina l_require' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:31:in `require’ c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.3.2/lib/active\_support/depend encies.rb:156:in `require' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.3.2/lib/active_support/depend encies.rb:521:in `new\_constants\_in’ c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.3.2/lib/active\_support/depend encies.rb:156:in `require' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.3.2/lib/active_support/core_e xt/kernel/requires.rb:7:in `require\_library\_or\_gem’ c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.3.2/lib/active\_support/core\_e xt/kernel/reporting.rb:11:in `silence_warnings' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.3.2/lib/active_support/core_e xt/kernel/requires.rb:5:in `require\_library\_or\_gem’ c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.3.2/lib/active\_record/connecti on\_adapters/sqlite3\_adapter.rb:10:in `sqlite3_connection' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.3.2/lib/active_record/connecti on_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb:223:in `send’ c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.3.2/lib/active\_record/connecti on\_adapters/abstract/connection\_pool.rb:223:in `new_connection' c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.3.2/lib/active_record/connecti on_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb:245:in `checkout\_new\_connection’ […] ---
**Author:** ![winterheat](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/7993a0/32.png) [@winterheat](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/winterheat)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2009, 6:42pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cannot-install-the-current-rails-on-3-machines/165866/2 "2009-04-18T18:42:58Z")
On Apr 18, 5:24 pm, SpringFlowers AutumnMoon \ wrote: > i get: (is it sqlite3 needed? is it mentioned in the set up page?) It is if you want to use a sqlite3 database (in which case you need the sqlite3-ruby gem and sqlite3 itself) Fred ---
**Author:** ![winterheat](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/7993a0/32.png) [@winterheat](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/winterheat)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2009, 4:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cannot-install-the-current-rails-on-3-machines/165866/3 "2009-04-19T16:47:47Z")
Frederick C. wrote: > On Apr 18, 5:24�pm, SpringFlowers AutumnMoon \ removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid\> wrote: > > > i get: � (is it sqlite3 needed? �is it mentioned in the set up page?) > > It is if you want to use a sqlite3 database (in which case you need > the sqlite3-ruby gem and sqlite3 itself) > > Fred what are the options? mysql or sqlite3? i just wonder why there is no mentioning of it on [http://rubyonrails.org/download](http://rubyonrails.org/download) to talk about having RoR run correctly? thanks. ---
**Author:** ![winterheat](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/7993a0/32.png) [@winterheat](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/winterheat)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2009, 4:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cannot-install-the-current-rails-on-3-machines/165866/4 "2009-04-19T16:56:38Z")
On Apr 19, 3:47 pm, SpringFlowers AutumnMoon \ wrote: > what are the options? mysql or sqlite3? i just wonder why there is no > mentioning of it onhttp://rubyonrails.org/download to talk about > having RoR run correctly? thanks. mysql, sqlite3, sqlite or postgresql are common options, and there are adapters for other one’s too. I suppose it is assumed that it is obvious that you will need the ruby bindings for the database you pick. Fred