Another approach. To create the app with mysql in database.yml rails something -d mysql
Get to the root directory of the app and create the dev db in specified in database.yml (assuming username and password will work for the database) cd something rake db:create Then add a posts table ./script/generate model post rake db:migrate On Feb 8, 7:02 am, Colin Law <clan...@googlemail.com> wrote: > Create the table in phpmyadmin as you suggest, name the database > something_development. It is then linked to the rails application by > config\database.yml. You will need something in there like: > > development: > adapter: mysql > database: something_development > username: username > password: password > host: localhost > > where username and password are those configured for mysql in phpmyadmin (in > the Priviliges link from the phpmyadmin first page). Unless you have changed > it then username root and no password will probably work. > > 2009/2/8 stretch <stre...@gmail.com> > > > > > ending with _development is the convention for the NAME of the dev db > > not the tables > > > On Feb 8, 1:14 am, priyankeshu <priyankeshu.pari...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > hi thre i have just started learning ROR (following video tutorial by > > > VTC) but on the video they were teaching on MAC, i thought i can > > > follow along on window with instantrails... it was going fine > > > > i got the instantrails set up and yes i can test apps like mycookbook > > > 127.0.0.1:3000 and like so.. > > > > so far so good... > > > > but after that when in the video tutorial the guy started creating a > > > new database for a new project it created in some Mac program so i was > > > not able to follow exactly on windows > > > > however, i did went in to Phpmyadmin to create the database for it, > > > now i do not know .. how to link that database to my app... (in > > > the .yml file that is) also the database i had created has table names > > > that do not end with _development (that's i think the convention) > > > > however, in the video tutorial.. after the guy created the database, > > > all the schema information automatically got into .yml file of the > > > database. > > > > i have no idea how to link my app with phpmyadmin... > > > > any ideas what i am doing wrong? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
