# Configure Rails for previous installation of MySQL **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [October 8, 2006, 2:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/configure-rails-for-previous-installation-of-mysql/71418 "2006-10-08T14:30:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jkpalmer52](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/4da419/32.png) [@jkpalmer52](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jkpalmer52)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2006, 2:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/configure-rails-for-previous-installation-of-mysql/71418/1 "2006-10-08T14:30:37Z")
I’m “exploring” Ruby and Ruby on Rails. Like what I see so far, but have one question. How do I configure Rails for a previous installation of Apache and MySQL? I already have both products installed working to my needs and would like to keep the environment the same. Previously, I installed Rails using the InstantRails for windows “bundle” but ran into many errors. I have installed Rails thru the command line and tried to use the cookbook example, but keep running into problems. Many windows popping up with errors from my previous installations. Help would be appreciated. Regards, -jP ---
**Author:** ![jkpalmer52](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/4da419/32.png) [@jkpalmer52](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jkpalmer52)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2006, 1:36am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/configure-rails-for-previous-installation-of-mysql/71418/2 "2006-10-09T01:36:38Z")
Can you be more specific about your MySQL setup? Does your question pertain to configuring rails to talk to MySQL database (the settings in ‘database.yml’.) or are you talking about how to get rails to use lagacy tables that following a naming scheme different than rails assumes? I haven’t yet deployed rails with apache…have been doing all my testing with webrick, I’m just not at that point yet. ---
**Author:** ![jkpalmer52](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/4da419/32.png) [@jkpalmer52](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jkpalmer52)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2006, 1:06am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/configure-rails-for-previous-installation-of-mysql/71418/3 "2006-10-10T01:06:57Z")
John-Scott wrote: > Can you be more specific about your MySQL setup? Does your question > pertain to configuring rails to talk to MySQL database (the settings in > ‘database.yml’.) or are you talking about how to get rails to use > lagacy tables that following a naming scheme different than rails > assumes? I haven’t yet deployed rails with apache…have been doing all > my testing with webrick, I’m just not at that point yet. John-Scott, Not quite sure what kind of answer I’m looking for. When I start my machine up, I see mysqld-nt-exe process running and an apache.exe process running. I try to start InstantRails and receive a message box indicating: MySQL port (3306) is used by “” (mysqld-nt.exe) ! I know that in order for me to use the sample application that comes with InstantRails (the recipe one), I can’t have these processes running, but after InstantRails starts up, there are two (2) apache.exe processes running and one mysqld.exe process running. I’m probably going to have to dig into the Apache config file for more answers. I’ve gotten the sample app to work but if I stop InstantRails and then start again, I receive a bunch of error message boxes (described below) and then finally IR starts up. 1. Warning Unknown(): (null) Unable to initialize module Module compiled with module API=20050922, debug=0, thread-safety=1 PHP compiled with module API20020429, debug=0, thread-safety=1 These options need to match 1. apache.exe - Unable To Locate Componenet This application has failed to start because DB2CLI.dll was not found. Re-installating the application may fix this problem. 1. Warning Unknown(): Unable to load dynamic library ‘C:\Program Files\Zend\Core for IBM\lib\phpext\php\_ibm\_db2.dll’ - The specified module could not be found. 1. Warning Zend Optimizer for PHP 4.3.x cannot be found (expected at ‘C:\Program Files\Zend\Core for IBM\lib\zend\optimizer\php-4.3.x\ZendOptimizer.dll’) - try reinstalling the Zend Optimizer 1. Warning ----- one more message box (tired of writing out meaningless stuff) Each of the above messages appear three times in the above sequence. I’d like to get to the point where I have instant rails using my typically and previously started processes for apache and mysql. Actually, I probably need the “complete idiots guide to ruby” for a absolutely zero level introduction and start there. Regards, -jP ---
**Author:** ![jkpalmer52](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/4da419/32.png) [@jkpalmer52](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jkpalmer52)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2006, 5:07am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/configure-rails-for-previous-installation-of-mysql/71418/4 "2006-10-10T05:07:29Z")
If you are just trying to demo or learn rails, you can get rid of the separately installed Apache/MySQL (unless these are installed for other reasons). This just adds layers of complexity you don’t need while trying to get your bearings in rails. If for whatever reasons you want to stick with the separately installed MySQL/Apache then manually install rails as instructed at [http://rubyonrails.org/down](http://rubyonrails.org/down) and follow the configuration instructions for getting rails working with MySQL/Apache. You should treat it as an either/or/but-not-both situation…that is, either go with InstantRails(and the bundled MySQL and Apache) or manually install Rails/MySQL/Apache separately but don’t try to combine the two solutions. It sounds like you are at the early stages of RoR learning. By using the InstantRails solution, you can skip configuration headaches and just focus on using/learning rails. By doing things manually, you introduce layers of complexity to the learning process. I’m still learning rails and I have deliberately put off trying to configure rails with Apache because 1) I’m still a good ways off from being production ready and 2) I don’t need the stress/distraction of troubleshooting additional configuration stuff while I’m still trying to learn how to write my own methods. does this help? or did you get a better idea of what you’re trying to accomplish in the meantime? let me know. john-scott