# Ruby and database connection

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-and-database-connection/54528>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [March 7, 2006, 8:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-and-database-connection/54528 "2006-03-07T20:37:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![seid](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/b9bd4f/32.png) [@seid](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/seid)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2006, 8:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-and-database-connection/54528/1 "2006-03-07T20:37:44Z")

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any body know how to connect to mysql database in ruby?

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**Author:** ![seid](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/b9bd4f/32.png) [@seid](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/seid)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2006, 9:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-and-database-connection/54528/2 "2006-03-07T21:06:21Z")

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seid wrote:

> any body know how to connect to mysql database in ruby?

[http://ruby-dbi.rubyforge.org/](http://ruby-dbi.rubyforge.org/)  
[http://www.kitebird.com/articles/ruby-dbi.html](http://www.kitebird.com/articles/ruby-dbi.html)

Enjoy.

Pistos

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**Author:** ![seid](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/b9bd4f/32.png) [@seid](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/seid)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2006, 9:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-and-database-connection/54528/3 "2006-03-07T21:10:59Z")

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On 3/7/06, seid [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> any body know how to connect to mysql database in ruby?

There are many ways to do this … DBI, Og, ActiveRecord.  
I found DBI difficult to get working. ActiveRecord was much easier. I  
haven’t tried Og yet, but it’s on my list of things to do.

You’ll find lots of information about using ActiveRecord on the web.  
If you want to go with ActiveRecord and can’t find a good example of  
using it, I can send you one.

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**Author:** ![seid](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/b9bd4f/32.png) [@seid](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/seid)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2006, 9:45pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-and-database-connection/54528/4 "2006-03-07T21:45:02Z")

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Pistos C. wrote:

> Pistos

Also this one for mysql specific:  
[http://www.kitebird.com/articles/ruby-mysql.html](http://www.kitebird.com/articles/ruby-mysql.html)

-Justin

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**Author:** ![seid](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/b9bd4f/32.png) [@seid](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/seid)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2006, 5:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-and-database-connection/54528/5 "2006-03-10T17:07:00Z")

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seid wrote:

> any body know how to connect to mysql database in ruby?

If you want to do anything more then connect, such as move data and  
present  
views and you have even a remote understanding of MVC and understand  
Ruby … GET Rails!!!

john