# Installing ruby gem mysql **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [December 7, 2008, 3:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-ruby-gem-mysql/155079 "2008-12-07T15:46:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sshingler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/3da27b/32.png) [@sshingler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sshingler)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2008, 3:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-ruby-gem-mysql/155079/1 "2008-12-07T15:46:35Z")
Hi All; I am new to RoR and have a new MacBook Pro with OS X 10.5.5 This is what I have on it. bash-3.2$ cd /usr/local bash-3.2$ ls mysql mysql-5.1.30-osx10.5-x86 bash-3.2$ ruby -v ruby 1.8.6 (2008-03-03 patchlevel 114) [universal-darwin9.0] bash-3.2$ gem install mysql Bulk updating Gem source index for: [http://gems.rubyforge.org](http://gems.rubyforge.org) ERROR: While executing gem … (Errno::EACCES) Permission denied - /Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/mysql-2.7/COPYING bash-3.2$ bash-3.2$ sudo -s Password: bash-3.2# gem install mysql Bulk updating Gem source index for: [http://gems.rubyforge.org](http://gems.rubyforge.org) Building native extensions. This could take a while… ERROR: Error installing mysql: ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension. /System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/1.8/usr/bin/ruby extconf.rb install mysql can’t find header files for ruby. Gem files will remain installed in /Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/mysql-2.7 for inspection. Results logged to /Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/mysql-2.7/gem\_make.out Any help is appreciated. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![sshingler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/3da27b/32.png) [@sshingler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sshingler)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2008, 4:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-ruby-gem-mysql/155079/2 "2008-12-07T16:22:23Z")
On 7 Dec 2008, at 14:46, Steven Steele wrote: > Hi All; > I am new to RoR and have a new MacBook Pro with OS X 10.5.5 > This is what I have on it. The hivelogic/ dan benjamin guide ( [http://danbenjamin.com/articles/2008/02/ruby-rails-leopard](http://danbenjamin.com/articles/2008/02/ruby-rails-leopard) ) covers this (you can ignore most it and just skip to the installing the mysql gem part) Fred ---
**Author:** ![sshingler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/3da27b/32.png) [@sshingler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sshingler)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2008, 4:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-ruby-gem-mysql/155079/3 "2008-12-07T16:22:23Z")
Did you install mysql yet? On Sun, Dec 7, 2008 at 10:46 PM, Steven Steele \< removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid\> wrote: > ruby 1.8.6 (2008-03-03 patchlevel 114) [universal-darwin9.0] > Bulk updating Gem source index for: [http://gems.rubyforge.org](http://gems.rubyforge.org) > for inspection. > Results logged to /Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/mysql-2.7/gem\_make.out > > ## Any help is appreciated. Thanks > > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/](http://www.ruby-forum.com/). > > > – TWRUG Blog: [http://blog.rubyonrails.org.tw](http://blog.rubyonrails.org.tw) CFC on Rails: > **[CFC on Rails](http://zusocfc.blogspot.com)** > > 火車請別撞我 Only two surfaces of a box: [http://blog.pixnet.net/zusocfc](http://blog.pixnet.net/zusocfc) ---
**Author:** ![sshingler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/3da27b/32.png) [@sshingler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sshingler)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2008, 3:49am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-ruby-gem-mysql/155079/4 "2008-12-08T03:49:35Z")
Steven Steele wrote: > Hi All; > I am new to RoR and have a new MacBook Pro with OS X 10.5.5 > This is what I have on it. > > bash-3.2$ cd /usr/local > bash-3.2$ ls > mysql mysql-5.1.30-osx10.5-x86 > > bash-3.2$ ruby -v > ruby 1.8.6 (2008-03-03 patchlevel 114) [universal-darwin9.0] > > bash-3.2$ gem install mysql > Bulk updating Gem source index for: [http://gems.rubyforge.org](http://gems.rubyforge.org) > ERROR: While executing gem … (Errno::EACCES) > Permission denied - /Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/mysql-2.7/COPYING > bash-3.2$ > > bash-3.2$ sudo -s > Password: > bash-3.2# gem install mysql > Bulk updating Gem source index for: [http://gems.rubyforge.org](http://gems.rubyforge.org) > Building native extensions. This could take a while… > ERROR: Error installing mysql: > ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension. > > /System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/1.8/usr/bin/ruby > extconf.rb install mysql > can’t find header files for ruby. > > Gem files will remain installed in /Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/mysql-2.7 > for inspection. > Results logged to /Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/mysql-2.7/gem\_make.out > > Any help is appreciated. > Thanks Hi All this worked for me. sudo gem install mysql – –with-mysql-config=/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql\_config Building native extensions. This could take a while… Successfully installed mysql-2.7 1 gem installed ---
**Author:** ![sshingler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/3da27b/32.png) [@sshingler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sshingler)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2008, 2:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-ruby-gem-mysql/155079/5 "2008-12-09T14:56:23Z")
Thanks for the response. MySQL is installed. All is OK at this point, but sure to have more questions later. -sjs Billy H. wrote: > Did you install mysql yet? > > On Sun, Dec 7, 2008 at 10:46 PM, Steven Steele \< > removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid\> wrote: > > > ruby 1.8.6 (2008-03-03 patchlevel 114) [universal-darwin9.0] > > Bulk updating Gem source index for: [http://gems.rubyforge.org](http://gems.rubyforge.org) > > for inspection. > > Results logged to /Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/mysql-2.7/gem\_make.out > > > > ## Any help is appreciated. Thanks > > > > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/](http://www.ruby-forum.com/). > > > > > > > – > TWRUG Blog: > [http://blog.rubyonrails.org.tw](http://blog.rubyonrails.org.tw) > > CFC on Rails: > [http://zusocfc.blogspot.com](http://zusocfc.blogspot.com) > > Only two surfaces of a box: > [http://blog.pixnet.net/zusocfc](http://blog.pixnet.net/zusocfc)