# Mysql + Ruby

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mysql-ruby/150087>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [October 3, 2008, 4:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mysql-ruby/150087 "2008-10-03T16:08:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![guilhermemm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/ed8c4c/32.png) [@guilhermemm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/guilhermemm)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2008, 4:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mysql-ruby/150087/1 "2008-10-03T16:08:30Z")

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Hi,

I’m trying to install the mysql module but I can’t. I’m installing by  
the RubyGems… but happens the following error:

Select which gem to install for your platform (

1. mysql 2.7.3 (mswin32)
2. mysql 2.7.1 (mswin32)
3. mysql 2.7 (ruby)
4. mysql 2.6 (ruby)
5. Skip this gem
6. Cancel installation

> 1  
> Successfully installed mysql-2.7.3-mswin32  
> Installing ri documentation for mysql-2.7.3-msw  
> Installing RDoc documentation for mysql-2.7.3-m  
> While generating documentation for mysql-2.7.3-  
> … MESSAGE: Unhandled special: Special: type  
> v 1.20 2006-12-20 05:31:52 tommy Exp $ --\>"  
> … RDOC args: --op c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/d  
> lude ext --main README --quiet ext README docs/  
> (continuing with the rest of the installation)

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**Author:** ![guilhermemm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/ed8c4c/32.png) [@guilhermemm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/guilhermemm)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2008, 4:51pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mysql-ruby/150087/2 "2008-10-03T16:51:00Z")

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Hi. I’ve also had this problem. It seems that there is a problem with  
the mysql gem documentation. However from my experience, the gem itself  
works.

Hope this helps