# Error with mysql install

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-with-mysql-install/118481>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [October 27, 2007, 5:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-with-mysql-install/118481 "2007-10-27T17:25:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![Junkone](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/e274bd/32.png) [@Junkone](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Junkone)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2007, 5:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-with-mysql-install/118481/1 "2007-10-27T17:25:55Z")

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when i install mysql, i get the following error  
Select which gem to install for your platform (i386-mswin32)

1. mysql 2.7.3 (mswin32)
2. mysql 2.7.1 (mswin32)
3. mysql 2.7 (ruby)
4. mysql 2.6 (ruby)
5. Skip this gem
6. Cancel installation

> 1  
> Successfully installed mysql-2.7.3-mswin32  
> Installing ri documentation for mysql-2.7.3-mswin32…  
> Installing RDoc documentation for mysql-2.7.3-mswin32…  
> While generating documentation for mysql-2.7.3-mswin32  
> … MESSAGE: Unhandled special: Special: type=17, text=""  
> … RDOC args: --op e:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/doc/mysql-2.7.3-mswin32/  
> rdoc --exc  
> lude ext --main README --quiet ext README docs/README.html  
> (continuing with the rest of the installation)

When i try to use it, i get further errors  
the procedure entry point mysql\_stmt\_row\_tell could not be located in  
the dynamic link library LIBMYSQL.DLL  
can you point how to fix it please.

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**Author:** ![Junkone](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/e274bd/32.png) [@Junkone](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Junkone)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2007, 12:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-with-mysql-install/118481/2 "2007-10-31T12:08:08Z")

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manually copy the libmysql.dll in \ruby\bin directory  
you can copy it from mysql server bin dir  
this will not fix the rdoc gen erro procedure but will let connect to  
mysql server from ruby progs

Junkone wrote:

> when i install mysql, i get the following error  
> Select which gem to install for your platform (i386-mswin32)
> 
> 1. mysql 2.7.3 (mswin32)
> 2. mysql 2.7.1 (mswin32)
> 3. mysql 2.7 (ruby)
> 4. mysql 2.6 (ruby)
> 5. Skip this gem
> 6. Cancel installation
> 
> > 1  
> > Successfully installed mysql-2.7.3-mswin32  
> > Installing ri documentation for mysql-2.7.3-mswin32…  
> > Installing RDoc documentation for mysql-2.7.3-mswin32…  
> > While generating documentation for mysql-2.7.3-mswin32  
> > … MESSAGE: Unhandled special: Special: type=17, text=""  
> > … RDOC args: --op e:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/doc/mysql-2.7.3-mswin32/  
> > rdoc --exc  
> > lude ext --main README --quiet ext README docs/README.html  
> > (continuing with the rest of the installation)
> 
> When i try to use it, i get further errors  
> the procedure entry point mysql\_stmt\_row\_tell could not be located in  
> the dynamic link library LIBMYSQL.DLL  
> can you point how to fix it please.