# Ruby /mysql needed help asap **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [July 23, 2009, 6:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-mysql-needed-help-asap/172591 "2009-07-23T18:06:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![wrapster](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/df705f/32.png) [@wrapster](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/wrapster)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2009, 6:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-mysql-needed-help-asap/172591/1 "2009-07-23T18:06:40Z")
Hi all, I would like to know about the ruby/mysql module and how to use it… Ive been at it trying to learn myself, but its been slow going… I essentially want to manage DB(create,delete,update,search and retrieve) through ruby and purely ruby only… I havent come across the proper tutorials where in i can understand all the methods involved in query/processing of the DB… Need some urgent help on this, my works have hit a dead end because of this… Please help asap regards ---
**Author:** ![wrapster](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/df705f/32.png) [@wrapster](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/wrapster)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2009, 6:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-mysql-needed-help-asap/172591/2 "2009-07-23T18:16:31Z")
On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 01:06:42AM +0900, Wrapster Aol wrote: > Hi all, > > I would like to know about the ruby/mysql module and how to use it… > > Ive been at it trying to learn myself, but its been slow going… I > essentially want to manage DB(create,delete,update,search and retrieve) > through ruby and purely ruby only… This seems fairly helpful as an introduction to ruby/mysql module. It’s wrapped pretty simply around MySQL C API, so should mirror other languages like PHP or Perl: [http://www.kitebird.com/articles/ruby-mysql.html](http://www.kitebird.com/articles/ruby-mysql.html) I hope you find this link relevant. - Kyle ---
**Author:** ![wrapster](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/df705f/32.png) [@wrapster](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/wrapster)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2009, 6:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-mysql-needed-help-asap/172591/3 "2009-07-23T18:24:18Z")
unknown wrote: > On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 01:06:42AM +0900, Wrapster Aol wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > I would like to know about the ruby/mysql module and how to use it… > > > > Ive been at it trying to learn myself, but its been slow going… I > > essentially want to manage DB(create,delete,update,search and retrieve) > > through ruby and purely ruby only… > > This seems fairly helpful as an introduction to ruby/mysql module. It’s > wrapped pretty simply around MySQL C API, so should mirror other > languages like PHP or Perl: > > [http://www.kitebird.com/articles/ruby-mysql.html](http://www.kitebird.com/articles/ruby-mysql.html) > > I hope you find this link relevant. > > - Kyle This is exactly what I’d referred earlier Kyle, The issue is want to use the built in methods described in the module… for eg, fetch\_row, select\_db… such stuff… But where can i find details on these methods if not comprehensive at least a reference to the existence of such methods is sufficient… I’ll work on it and figure it out myself… -wrapster ---
**Author:** ![wrapster](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/df705f/32.png) [@wrapster](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/wrapster)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2009, 6:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-mysql-needed-help-asap/172591/4 "2009-07-23T18:34:04Z")
On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 01:24:23AM +0900, Wrapster Aol wrote: > > > > This is exactly what I’d referred earlier Kyle, The issue is want to use > the built in methods described in the module… > for eg, fetch\_row, select\_db… such stuff… > > But where can i find details on these methods if not comprehensive at > least a reference to the existence of such methods is sufficient… I’ll > work on it and figure it out myself… > > -wrapster [MySQL/Ruby](http://www.tmtm.org/en/mysql/ruby/) seems to have all the methods and classes laid out, but a severe lack of decent examples. Sorry to be of little help, I can see why this is frusterating. My approach would be to use irb to learn how to manipulate each object before beginning to write programs/scripts which use it. - Kyle