'require': cannot load such file — 'nokogiri\nokogiri' (LoadError) when running `rails server`

Question

I\'m running a clean install of Ruby 2.2.1 on Windows 8.1 with DevKit. After the installation I run:

gem install rails
rails new testapp
cd testapp
rails ser         


        

Answer 1

1. First, uninstall the version of Nokogiri you currently have with:

   gem uninstall nokogiri
   

2. Download Nokogiri 1.6.6.2 (x64) or Nokogiri 1.6.6.2 (x86)

3. Install this version locally using:

   gem install --local C:\Users\$user$\Downloads\nokogiri-1.6.6.2-x64-mingw32.gem
   

   or if you're running 32bit Ruby:

   gem install --local C:\Users\$user$\Downloads\nokogiri-1.6.6.2-x86-mingw32.gem
   

   The path may differ depending on where you downloaded the file to.

Try to start the server again using ruby bin\rails server, and it should work.