# MySQL C client API header files and libraries

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mysql-c-client-api-header-files-and-libraries/141920>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [July 1, 2008, 7:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mysql-c-client-api-header-files-and-libraries/141920 "2008-07-01T19:44:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![jturney](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/e99b99/32.png) [@jturney](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jturney)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2008, 7:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mysql-c-client-api-header-files-and-libraries/141920/1 "2008-07-01T19:44:28Z")

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To use the Ruby MySQL module, first make sure that you have the MySQL C  
client API header files and libraries installed [[kitebird.com/articles](http://kitebird.com/articles)]

Where do I get these header files and libraries?

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**Author:** ![jturney](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/e99b99/32.png) [@jturney](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jturney)\
**Post date:** [July 2, 2008, 2:01am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mysql-c-client-api-header-files-and-libraries/141920/2 "2008-07-02T02:01:37Z")

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Justin To wrote:

> To use the Ruby MySQL module, first make sure that you have the MySQL C  
> client API header files and libraries installed [[kitebird.com/articles](http://kitebird.com/articles)]
> 
> Where do I get these header files and libraries?

aptitude search mysql # search for dev  
or [mysql.com](http://mysql.com)