# Gem install mysql **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [May 14, 2008, 8:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-install-mysql/137625 "2008-05-14T20:26:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![haris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/ccd318/32.png) [@haris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/haris)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2008, 8:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-install-mysql/137625/1 "2008-05-14T20:26:57Z")
When I try to ‘gem install mysql’ I get the following error: * * * Successfully installed mysql-2.7.3-x86-mswin32 1 gem installed Installing ri documentation for mysql-2.7.3-x86-mswin32… Installing RDoc documentation for mysql-2.7.3-x86-mswin32… ERROR: While generating documentation for mysql-2.7.3-x86-mswin32 … MESSAGE: Unhandled special: Special: type=17, text="" … RDOC args: --op c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/doc/mysql-2.7.3-x86-mswin32/rdoc - -exclude ext --main README --quiet ext README docs/README.html (continuing with the rest of the installation) * * * require ‘mysql’ doesn’t work (“no such file to load - mysql”) How can I make this work ? Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![haris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/ccd318/32.png) [@haris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/haris)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2008, 8:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-install-mysql/137625/2 "2008-05-14T20:56:33Z")
## I tried ‘gem install mysql --no-rdoc --no-ri’ and I get: ## Successfully installed mysql-2.7.3-x86-mswin32 1 gem installed but “require ‘mysql’” still doesn’t work. “Haris B.” [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote in message news:g0fad0$7ed$removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid… ---
**Author:** ![haris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/ccd318/32.png) [@haris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/haris)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2008, 10:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-install-mysql/137625/3 "2008-05-14T22:01:19Z")
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Haris B. wrote: | I tried ‘gem install mysql --no-rdoc --no-ri’ and I get: | | --- | | Successfully installed mysql-2.7.3-x86-mswin32 | | 1 gem installed | | -------------------------------------------------- | | but “require ‘mysql’” still doesn’t work. | Because the generation of the documentation only happens after a successful install. Try the following: require ‘rubygems’ require ‘mysql’ * * * Phillip G. Twitter: [twitter.com/cynicalryan](http://twitter.com/cynicalryan) Blog: [http://justarubyist.blogspot.com](http://justarubyist.blogspot.com) ~ I have plenty of common sense, I just choose to ignore it. ~ — Calvin -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.8 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - [http://enigmail.mozdev.org](http://enigmail.mozdev.org) iEYEARECAAYFAkgrROUACgkQbtAgaoJTgL+r7wCgokBxp8lxyIx6M2ZKWzhLp6/4 AdkAoKdtcUbO/xEziDDH3lUZkWrDWeGP =I7UO -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----