# Gem install mysql mystery

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-install-mysql-mystery/114553>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [September 14, 2007, 11:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-install-mysql-mystery/114553 "2007-09-14T23:58:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![pitosalas](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/a4c791/32.png) [@pitosalas](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pitosalas)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2007, 11:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-install-mysql-mystery/114553/1 "2007-09-14T23:58:30Z")

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sudo gem install mysql  
Select which gem to install for your platform (powerpc-darwin8.8.0)

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

> 3  
> ERROR: While executing gem … (Gem::RemoteFetcher::FetchError)  
> Errno::ECONNREFUSED reading  
> [RubyGems.org | your community gem host](http://gems.rubyforge.org/gems/mysql-2.7.gem)  
> /mydev/rubywork/myscrum$

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I am running on Mac OS X. Do I have a corrupted gem or something or  
other?

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**Author:** ![pitosalas](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/a4c791/32.png) [@pitosalas](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pitosalas)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2007, 1:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-install-mysql-mystery/114553/2 "2007-09-17T13:25:29Z")

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On Sep 14, 2007, at 4:58 PM, Pito S. wrote:

> ```
> Errno::ECONNREFUSED reading
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> ```

I’m on a similar system.  
You might want to have mysql already installed before getting the  
mysql gem.  
However, your error message seems like a Rubyforge problem.  
It happens occasionally.  
Just try it again later.