# MysQL and Ruby

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mysql-and-ruby/189637>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [June 4, 2010, 11:13am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mysql-and-ruby/189637 "2010-06-04T11:13:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![ziburudebian](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/z/eb8c5e/32.png) [@ziburudebian](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ziburudebian)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2010, 11:13am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mysql-and-ruby/189637/1 "2010-06-04T11:13:28Z")

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Hi,

what is necessary to install to use the database MySQL under Aptana  
(Rubyb 1.8.6)

My config:  
Windows XP PRO SP2  
Wamp5 1.7.4 with MysQL 5.0.45  
Aptana 2.0.4  
RubyGems 1.3.5  
Ruby 1.8.6

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**Author:** ![ziburudebian](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/z/eb8c5e/32.png) [@ziburudebian](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ziburudebian)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2010, 3:51pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mysql-and-ruby/189637/2 "2010-06-04T15:51:28Z")

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Hi man,  
The mysql gem is default in rails, you only need to set the mysql db.

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Luciano S.  
Linux User #456387  
[http://www.lucianosousa.net](http://www.lucianosousa.net)

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**Author:** ![ziburudebian](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/z/eb8c5e/32.png) [@ziburudebian](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ziburudebian)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2010, 4:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mysql-and-ruby/189637/3 "2010-06-04T16:18:33Z")

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Luciano S. wrote:

> Hi man,  
> The mysql gem is default in rails,

No it’s not! It hasn’t been since Rails 2.2. You need to install the  
mysql gem.

> you only need to set the mysql db.
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> Luciano S.  
> Linux User #456387  
> [http://www.lucianosousa.net](http://www.lucianosousa.net)

## Best,

Marnen Laibow-Koser  
[http://www.marnen.org](http://www.marnen.org)  
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