# MySQL/Ruby Module **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [July 5, 2008, 6:04am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mysql-ruby-module/142247 "2008-07-05T06:04:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**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 5, 2008, 6:04am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mysql-ruby-module/142247/1 "2008-07-05T06:04:19Z")
After downloading the mysql-ruby-2.8pre4 from [[http://tmtm.org/downloads/mysql/ruby/](http://tmtm.org/downloads/mysql/ruby/)]…I stuck it into C:\ruby\lib\mysql-ruby-2.8pre4. The instructions on [MySQL/Ruby](http://www.tmtm.org/en/mysql/ruby/) says I need to run the command % ruby extconf.rb: checking for main() in libmysql.lib… no is the error that I get. I need to access MySQL with Ruby, but I keep running into all sorts of problems! Thanks for the help! ---
**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 5, 2008, 9:37am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mysql-ruby-module/142247/2 "2008-07-05T09:37:17Z")
On Sat, Jul 5, 2008 at 9:30 AM, Justin To [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > I need to access MySQL with Ruby, but I keep running into all sorts of > problems! You need mysql client libraries and header files. On ubuntu hardy, I would get them with: apt-get install mysql-common mysql-client libmysqlclient15-dev ---
**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 5, 2008, 11:20am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mysql-ruby-module/142247/3 "2008-07-05T11:20:47Z")
On Jul 5, 6:00 am, Justin To [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > I need to access MySQL with Ruby, but I keep running into all sorts of > problems! > > Thanks for the help! There is a pre-built gem for mysql-ruby for Windows (since It seems you’re trying to get it running there). gem install mysql and choose latests version (with mswin32 platform) if you’re asked by rubygems. HTH, ---
**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 7, 2008, 1:56am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mysql-ruby-module/142247/4 "2008-07-07T01:56:01Z")
Doesn’t seem to work, error with rdoc ---
**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 7, 2008, 9:45am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mysql-ruby-module/142247/5 "2008-07-07T09:45:32Z")
On Jul 7, 1:52 am, Justin To [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Doesn’t seem to work, error with rdoc It doesn’t say “1 gem installed” ? Weird, I just had it installed 😛 D.\Users\Luis\>gem install mysql Successfully installed mysql-2.7.3-x86-mswin32 1 gem installed Installing ri documentation for mysql-2.7.3-x86-mswin32… Installing RDoc documentation for mysql-2.7.3-x86-mswin32… ERROR: While generating documentation for mysql-2.7.3-x86-mswin32 But even with the documentation error, still is installed. HTH,