The "2" or "3" after the gem refers to the version of the mysql rails adapter (the gem), not the version of MySQL
What does your Gemfile actually say ? also it might be that you're on Windows, in which case you may have special considerations building & compiling that Gem and/or MySQL (beyond my expertise, but you might want to look for a set of instructions on the internet specifically for setting up Rails+MySQL on windows) On Sep 3, 2014, at 9:32 AM, Mohammed Rashid <li...@ruby-forum.com> wrote: > Hi, I have created a new app using "rails new biller -d mysql" command > and when I run "rake db:create", it shows me an error saying "Could not > find gem 'mysql2 (>=0) x86-mingw32' in the gems available on this > machine." > > I have also noticed that I cannot run "rails s" also as it shows the > same error. I tried correcting this with: > > "bundle install" > and > "gem install mysql2" > > however, gem install "mysql3" works. If so then why doesn't "rake > db:create" work. I Is there a way to make the same command for mysql3 > becasue it says I have installed it. > > My possible solutions: > Could this be that I deleted and downloaded a software I thought was > Workbench but it was actually mysql2? all over again not knowing I have > downloaded the wrong one?.. > I installed "mysql-installer-web-community-5.6.20.0" which may be the > problem, but I dont know how to get mysql2 back. Im trying my hardest to > diagnose the problem can somebody please help me. Everything was fine > last night now I can't even run "rails s". I know i'm very close. PLEASE > HELP !:P > > -- > Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rubyonrails-talk/432b363396236e4c69ce5b50c202c6b8%40ruby-forum.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rubyonrails-talk/A2CF9272-BD32-4470-A69F-2D81084EF789%40datatravels.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
