# Exclude database adapters from loading in Rails 1.2?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/exclude-database-adapters-from-loading-in-rails-1-2/88039>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [March 7, 2007, 6:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/exclude-database-adapters-from-loading-in-rails-1-2/88039 "2007-03-07T18:05:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![dmcclean](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/91b2a8/32.png) [@dmcclean](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dmcclean)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2007, 6:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/exclude-database-adapters-from-loading-in-rails-1-2/88039/1 "2007-03-07T18:05:11Z")

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I would like to not load adapters for databases I never use (such as  
Oracle). I believe there  
is a way to do that in Rails 1.2 , but I cannot find it. Can anyone  
help?

Thanks in advance,  
Don Mc