# Problem in installing mysql gem **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [January 23, 2009, 10:13pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-in-installing-mysql-gem/158493 "2009-01-23T22:13:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![suneeta](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@suneeta](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/suneeta)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2009, 10:13pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-in-installing-mysql-gem/158493/1 "2009-01-23T22:13:14Z")
Hi… I’m using mysql 5.1 and now tried to install the mysql gem: C:\Ruby\>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 … MESSAGE: Unhandled special: Special: type=17, text="" … RDOC args: --op C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/doc/mysql-2.7.3-x86-mswin32/rdoc - -exclude ext --main README --quiet ext README docs/README.html (continuing with the rest of the installation) Then I tried to run the program… but got the following error message: 126: The specified module could not be found. - C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mysql-2.7.3-x86-mswin32/ext/mysql.so Please help me to find the solution. Thanks Regards Suneeta