# Gem install mysql error with Xampp

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-install-mysql-error-with-xampp/159428>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [February 4, 2009, 1:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-install-mysql-error-with-xampp/159428 "2009-02-04T13:32:03Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 4, 2009, 1:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-install-mysql-error-with-xampp/159428/1 "2009-02-04T13:32:03Z")

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Hello,

I’m trying to install mysql (to use it with Rails 2.2), without any  
success.  
After browsing the web, I found some tips (I need to target the xampp  
files), but it’s still not working finally.

My command line is the following :  
sudo gem install mysql –  
–with-mysql-dir=/Applications/xampp/xamppfiles/  
–with-mysql-config=/Applications/xampp/xamppfiles/bin/mysql\_config

Results :  
Building native extensions. This could take a while…  
ERROR: Error installing mysql:  
ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.

/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/1.8/usr/bin/ruby  
extconf.rb install mysql –  
–with-mysql-dir=/Applications/xampp/xamppfiles/  
–with-mysql-config=/Applications/xampp/xamppfiles/bin/mysql\_config  
checking for mysql\_ssl\_set()… yes  
checking for mysql.h… no  
checking for mysql/mysql.h… no  
\*\*\* extconf.rb failed \*\*\*  
Could not create Makefile due to some reason, probably lack of  
necessary libraries and/or headers. Check the mkmf.log file for more  
details. You may need configuration options.

Provided configuration options:  
–with-opt-dir  
–without-opt-dir  
–with-opt-include  
–without-opt-include=${opt-dir}/include  
–with-opt-lib  
–without-opt-lib=${opt-dir}/lib  
–with-make-prog  
–without-make-prog  
–srcdir=.  
–curdir  
–ruby=/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/1.8/usr/bin/ruby  
–with-mysql-config

Gem files will remain installed in /Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/mysql-2.7  
for inspection.  
Results logged to /Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/mysql-2.7/gem\_make.out

Do I have to install something else ? I found a developer package in  
Xampp website, but I don’t know if I have to use it and how to use it…  
[http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-macosx.html#849](http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-macosx.html#849)

Anyone could help me?

Thank you very much.  
Vincent