# Help with Test **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [June 11, 2007, 5:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-with-test/106529 "2007-06-11T17:58:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DBC\_User](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@DBC\_User](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/DBC_User)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2007, 5:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-with-test/106529/1 "2007-06-11T17:58:44Z")
Hi, I created a rails project named ‘Hi’. I didn’t do anything in it except 1. Rails Hi 2. Ruby script/generate controller hi thats it. Now I went to Test\funcational folder and run the Hi\_controller\_test.rb and I am getting 2 MySql Error even though I am not using MySql in this project at all. Could some one tell me what am I doing wrong? Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![DBC\_User](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@DBC\_User](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/DBC_User)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2007, 6:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-with-test/106529/2 "2007-06-11T18:09:46Z")
Rails uses a database by default. If you look in config/database.yml, you’ll see what Rails is trying to connect to. Jason ---
**Author:** ![DBC\_User](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@DBC\_User](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/DBC_User)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2007, 6:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-with-test/106529/3 "2007-06-11T18:30:50Z")
On Jun 11, 11:08 am, “Jason R.” [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > Hi\_controller\_test.rb and I am getting 2 MySql Error even though I am > > not using MySql in this project at all. > > > Could some one tell me what am I doing wrong? > > > Thanks.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - Thanks and yes I did find the database.yml where when I entered valid database information it worked. But my question is, what if I am writing a program which doesn’t use database at all, how can I exclude the mysql from my testing instead of creating a dummy database. ---
**Author:** ![DBC\_User](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@DBC\_User](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/DBC_User)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2007, 6:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-with-test/106529/4 "2007-06-11T18:32:50Z")
You need to hack Rails itself. I submitted a patch that allows doing this by just removing database.yml: [http://dev.rubyonrails.org/ticket/7949](http://dev.rubyonrails.org/ticket/7949) though as it’s yet to be accepted you’ll have to apply the patch yourself. Jason ---
**Author:** ![DBC\_User](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@DBC\_User](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/DBC_User)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2007, 6:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-with-test/106529/5 "2007-06-11T18:35:51Z")
On Jun 11, 11:31 am, “Jason R.” [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > Thanks and yes I did find the database.yml where when I entered valid > > database information it worked. But my question is, what if I am > > writing a program which doesn’t use database at all, how can I exclude > > the mysql from my testing instead of creating a dummy database.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - > Excellent. Thanks for the info, thats what i was looking for. ---
**Author:** ![DBC\_User](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@DBC\_User](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/DBC_User)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2007, 9:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-with-test/106529/6 "2007-06-11T21:39:27Z")
Good to hear, now if we could just get it committed into Rails itself… Jason ---
**Author:** ![DBC\_User](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@DBC\_User](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/DBC_User)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2007, 8:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-with-test/106529/7 "2007-06-11T20:57:14Z")
On Jun 11, 11:34 am, DBC User [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > > Thanks and yes I did find the database.yml where when I entered valid > > > database information it worked. But my question is, what if I am > > > writing a program which doesn’t use database at all, how can I exclude > > > the mysql from my testing instead of creating a dummy database.- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - > > Excellent. Thanks for the info, thats what i was looking for.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - Yes I applied the patch is working excellent. Thanks.