Cannot install mysql2 gem

Question

I\'m unable to install the mysql2 gem in my Windows7 x64 system. I tried using both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of MySQL server but none got me any further.

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Answer 1

The accepted answer did not work for me, and neither did the the other 2. However, a comment by MG on the link from Ritesh did the trick for me. I had to specify version 0.2.6, and include the parameter --platform=ruby. (Note: I also had to download the "noinstall" version of MySQL to get the /lib/opt)

Here is how I got the gem installed on Windows

gem install mysql2 -v 0.2.6 -- --platform=ruby --with-mysql-lib=C:\Ruby192\MySQL\lib\opt --with-mysql-dir=C:\Ruby192\MySQL