# Updating MySQL - Instant Rails

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/updating-mysql-instant-rails/69560>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [September 21, 2006, 8:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/updating-mysql-instant-rails/69560 "2006-09-21T20:50:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![boothy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/d9b06d/32.png) [@boothy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/boothy)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2006, 8:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/updating-mysql-instant-rails/69560/1 "2006-09-21T20:50:28Z")

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Hi,

I would like to upgrade MySQL (V4) that came with Instant Rails to  
version 5+. If I do a standard install fom the MySQL site, will this  
work or is there another way to handle this?

Thanks,  
Roger Bogda

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**Author:** ![boothy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/d9b06d/32.png) [@boothy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/boothy)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2006, 11:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/updating-mysql-instant-rails/69560/2 "2006-09-21T23:03:28Z")

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Yes, you can do that. Just be sure to configure Instant Rails not to  
start  
its own copy of MySQL.

Curt

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**Author:** ![boothy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/d9b06d/32.png) [@boothy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/boothy)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2006, 12:13am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/updating-mysql-instant-rails/69560/3 "2006-09-22T00:13:55Z")

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Thank you, sir…

Roger

Curt H. wrote:

> Yes, you can do that. Just be sure to configure Instant Rails not to  
> start  
> its own copy of MySQL.
> 
> Curt

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**Author:** ![boothy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/d9b06d/32.png) [@boothy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/boothy)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2007, 3:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/updating-mysql-instant-rails/69560/4 "2007-02-21T15:16:36Z")

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Roger Bogda wrote:

> Thank you, sir…
> 
> Roger
> 
> Curt H. wrote:
> 
> > Yes, you can do that. Just be sure to configure Instant Rails not to  
> > start  
> > its own copy of MySQL.
> > 
> > Curt

Can you upgrade the embedded rails MySql from V4 to V5?..I want to use  
views!

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**Author:** ![boothy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/d9b06d/32.png) [@boothy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/boothy)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2007, 11:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/updating-mysql-instant-rails/69560/5 "2007-02-21T23:09:52Z")

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On 2/21/07, Martyn [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> > > its own copy of MySQL.
> > > 
> > > Curt
> 
> Can you upgrade the embedded rails MySql from V4 to V5?..I want to use  
> views!

There’s a good chance that the next preview release of IR 1.5  
(probably out this weekend) will upgrade MySQL to version 5. Jirka  
Pech contributed this upgrade and sent it to me a few days ago. I just  
need to check everything out and get it packaged up for release.

Curt