# How to setup MySQL

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-setup-mysql/108000>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [June 28, 2007, 10:23am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-setup-mysql/108000 "2007-06-28T10:23:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![midnightcoder](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/edb3f5/32.png) [@midnightcoder](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/midnightcoder)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 10:23am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-setup-mysql/108000/1 "2007-06-28T10:23:40Z")

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How do I initialize the tables in the MySQL database? I just installed  
Rad Rails and can connect to the server, just there are no tables there.

Is there a script or something?

Bruce W.

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**Author:** ![midnightcoder](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/edb3f5/32.png) [@midnightcoder](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/midnightcoder)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2007, 1:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-setup-mysql/108000/2 "2007-06-28T13:43:13Z")

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Dear Bruce,

The Rails Documentation Project is your ticket 🙂

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It is a work in progress, but the mysql stuff is done in the first  
couple of chapters.

Worth the read.

Regards

Mikel