# Sqlite connection problem

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sqlite-connection-problem/118424>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [October 26, 2007, 7:49pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sqlite-connection-problem/118424 "2007-10-26T19:49:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![xyzt](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/x/839c29/32.png) [@xyzt](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/xyzt)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2007, 7:49pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sqlite-connection-problem/118424/1 "2007-10-26T19:49:38Z")

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hello,

i’m trying to connect a sqlite database file but i get “Connection  
refused” error…  
my database.yml file is:

development:  
adapter: sqlite  
dbfile: db/mydb.db

what’s my fault?

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**Author:** ![xyzt](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/x/839c29/32.png) [@xyzt](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/xyzt)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2007, 3:24am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sqlite-connection-problem/118424/2 "2007-10-27T03:24:11Z")

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Bahadır Doğan wrote:

> hello,
> 
> i’m trying to connect a sqlite database file but i get “Connection  
> refused” error…  
> my database.yml file is:
> 
> development:  
> adapter: sqlite  
> dbfile: db/mydb.db
> 
> what’s my fault?

Changing “dbfile” to “database” should have you on your way.