# Installation on OSX **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [June 9, 2006, 9:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installation-on-osx/62955 "2006-06-09T21:58:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bradley\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Bradley\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Bradley_M)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2006, 9:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installation-on-osx/62955/1 "2006-06-09T21:58:52Z")
Hi, Just got my first Mac. I’m trying to install rails on it, using the instructions in the rails wiki: [Peak Obsession](http://wiki.rubyonrails.com/rails/pages/HowtoInstallOnOSXTigerUsingDarwinPorts) I go to install mysql, and the version of mysql supported by DarwinPorts appears to be 4.1.18. But all the sites appear to only have 4.1.19 or 4.1.20. So it looks like DarwinPorts is over a month out of date. I went to look at Fink to see if it had mysql, and it does, but it would appear to be the same problem. Is my timing just unlucky? Or are there newer instruction updates that haven’t been put into the wiki? Thanks, Brad ---
**Author:** ![Bradley\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Bradley\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Bradley_M)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2006, 10:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installation-on-osx/62955/2 "2006-06-09T22:18:14Z")
Try this for MySQL. [http://www.serverlogistics.com/mysql.php](http://www.serverlogistics.com/mysql.php) On 6/9/06, Bradley M. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > * * * > > Rails mailing list > removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid > [http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails](http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails) – ---
**Author:** ![Bradley\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Bradley\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Bradley_M)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2006, 10:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installation-on-osx/62955/3 "2006-06-09T22:21:43Z")
Direct from the source: [http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/5.0.html](http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/5.0.html) ---
**Author:** ![Bradley\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Bradley\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Bradley_M)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2006, 1:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installation-on-osx/62955/4 "2006-06-16T13:16:16Z")
If you want to get up and running quickly, just install Locomotive and MAMP. No building/compiling required. Ken ---
**Author:** ![Bradley\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Bradley\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Bradley_M)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2006, 3:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installation-on-osx/62955/5 "2006-06-16T15:21:11Z")
Bradley M. wrote: > Just got my first Mac. I’m trying to install rails on it, using the Congrats on the new Mac. Welcome to a world outside of the Redmond giant where wonderful things become possible 🙂 I’d install the actual MySQL binaries right from [MySQL.com](http://MySQL.com). They have universal binaries available and the install is straight forward. I know the Admin tool has a universal binary build, but I don’t think the query browser does yet. ---
**Author:** ![Bradley\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Bradley\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Bradley_M)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2006, 10:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installation-on-osx/62955/6 "2006-06-09T22:22:00Z")
i suspect that portion of the wiki could use spot of updating. might want to check out one of these: [http://duncandavidson.com/essay/2006/04/portsandbox](http://duncandavidson.com/essay/2006/04/portsandbox) > **[Dan Benjamin](https://danbenjamin.com)** > > Dan Benjamin's personal website. [http://www.nubyonrails.com/articles/2005/12/29/an-even-better-way-to-build-ruby-rails-lighttpd-and-mysql-on-tiger](http://www.nubyonrails.com/articles/2005/12/29/an-even-better-way-to-build-ruby-rails-lighttpd-and-mysql-on-tiger) ---
**Author:** ![Bradley\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Bradley\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Bradley_M)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2006, 6:33pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installation-on-osx/62955/7 "2006-06-16T18:33:10Z")
Yeah, the Hivelogic step by step installation article is what got me up and running - installed fine on two separate computers: > **[Dan Benjamin](https://danbenjamin.com)** > > Dan Benjamin's personal website. ---
**Author:** ![Bradley\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Bradley\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Bradley_M)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2006, 7:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installation-on-osx/62955/8 "2006-06-16T19:37:29Z")
Hivelogic Hivelogic Hivelogic Hivelogic Hivelogic Hivelogic Hivelogic Hivelogic Hivelogic Hivelogic Hivelogic Hivelogic !!! as you can tell, another vote for Hivelogic. follow the directions as close as you can. everything is installed in usr/local so if any screwed up thing happens, just delete it from there. Jim Rhoades wrote: > Yeah, the Hivelogic step by step installation article is what got me > up and running - installed fine on two separate computers: > > [Dan Benjamin](http://hivelogic.com/articles/2005/12/01/ruby_rails_lighttpd_mysql_tiger) ---
**Author:** ![Bradley\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Bradley\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Bradley_M)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2006, 4:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installation-on-osx/62955/9 "2006-06-16T16:12:42Z")
unknown wrote: > i suspect that portion of the wiki could use spot of updating. might > want to > check out one of these: +1 for the hivelogic article. step-by-step, installed in /usr/local, works every time. Alan