Error “…cannot load such file — mysql2/2.0/mysql2 (LoadError)”. On Windows XP with Ruby 2.0.0

Question

The command rails server throws this error.

C:/Ruby200/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/mysql2-0.3.11-x86-mingw32/lib/mysql2/mysql2.rb:2:in `require\':          


        

Answer 1

Copy paste from that link: https://github.com/brianmario/mysql2/issues/359. It worked for me.

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If after installing the gem, you get an error:

"The specified module could not be found.
C:/Devel/Ruby200/lib/ruby/gems/2.0.0/gems/mysql2-0.3.11/lib/mysql2/mysql2.so"

That can be fixed by copying libmysql.dll to Ruby's bin folder.