# New database integration with Rails **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [December 7, 2008, 4:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-database-integration-with-rails/155082 "2008-12-07T16:22:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ollie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/a87d85/32.png) [@ollie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ollie)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2008, 4:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-database-integration-with-rails/155082/1 "2008-12-07T16:22:23Z")
What would be involved in adding a new Database implementation to Rails? We have a JDBC implementation that connects to a new Daabase type that we want to use behind Rails. I assume we need to build a “Migration” class(s) to tie to ActiveRecord similar to the MySql “Migration” integration. If so where in the source tree can we find examples? Is there another way? Ollie ---
**Author:** ![ollie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/a87d85/32.png) [@ollie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ollie)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2008, 4:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-database-integration-with-rails/155082/2 "2008-12-07T16:26:29Z")
Excellent, just what I was looking for. Ollie On Sun, Dec 7, 2008 at 7:02 AM, Ollie [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Ollie > > > – Michael Oliver CTO, Corent Technology Inc. 3600 W Florida Ave, #340 Hemet, CA, 92545 ph:949-547-5700 ---
**Author:** ![ollie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/a87d85/32.png) [@ollie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ollie)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2008, 4:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-database-integration-with-rails/155082/3 "2008-12-07T16:24:08Z")
On Dec 7, 3:02 pm, Ollie [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > What would be involved in adding a new Database implementation to > Rails? We have a JDBC implementation that connects to a new Daabase > type that we want to use behind Rails. > > I assume we need to build a “Migration” class(s) to tie to > ActiveRecord similar to the MySql “Migration” integration. If so > where in the source tree can we find examples? You need to write a connection adapter. You can see the bundled ones at > **[rails/activerecord/lib/active\_record/connection\_adapters at main · rails/rails](https://github.com/rails/rails/tree/main/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters)** > > main/activerecord/lib/active\_record/connection\_adapters > Is there another way? Jruby already has a JDBC connection adapter for rails, maybe you can piggyback on top of that ? Fred