# Problem installing mysql ruby bindings gem on aix

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-installing-mysql-ruby-bindings-gem-on-aix/147613>\
**Category:** Deployment\
**Created:** [September 3, 2008, 5:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-installing-mysql-ruby-bindings-gem-on-aix/147613 "2008-09-03T17:16:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![johnf](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/848f3c/32.png) [@johnf](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/johnf)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 5:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-installing-mysql-ruby-bindings-gem-on-aix/147613/1 "2008-09-03T17:16:24Z")

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After much digging and coaxing, I’ve gotten Ruby and Rails installed on  
an AIX 5.3 box. However, I can’t seem to get the mysql gem to install.  
I’ve googled a bit, and I’ve found some similar error messages, but  
nothing has worked. I have the mysql aix binaries installed in  
/usr/local/mysql. If I do

$sudo gem install mysql – --with-mysql-dir=/usr/local/mysql, I get:  
“\*\*\* extconf.rb failed \*\*\*”

If I change to the gem directory and run:

$sudo ruby extconf.rb  
–with-mysql-conf=/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql\_config

I get the following:

checking for mysql\_ssl\_set()… no  
checking for mysql.h… no  
checking for mysql/mysql.h… no  
\*\*\* extconf.rb failed \*\*\*

I’ve tried a number of switch option, but nothing seems to work. Any  
suggestions will be much appreciated.

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**Author:** ![johnf](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/848f3c/32.png) [@johnf](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/johnf)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 5:45pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-installing-mysql-ruby-bindings-gem-on-aix/147613/2 "2008-09-03T17:45:28Z")

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Looks like you are missing the mysql dev libraries

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On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 10:46 AM, John Felix

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**Author:** ![johnf](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/848f3c/32.png) [@johnf](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/johnf)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 10:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-installing-mysql-ruby-bindings-gem-on-aix/147613/3 "2008-09-03T22:09:59Z")

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Do you know which specific libraries I need? One of them, mysql.h, is  
in the /usr/local/mysql/include directory. I’m new on AIX, so forgive  
me if this is a newbie question.

Aníbal Rojas wrote:

> Looks like you are missing the mysql dev libraries
> 
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> On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 10:46 AM, John Felix