rake db:create - collation issues

Question

kratos-iii:railsproj zachinglis$ rake db:create
(in /Users/zachinglis/Sites/rails/railsproj)
Couldn\'t create database for {\"adapter\"=>\"mysql\", \"host\"=>\         


        

Answer 1

Using RVM? Do this for Rails v 2.3

export ARCHFLAGS="-arch x86_64" ; gem install --no-rdoc --no-ri mysql -v 2.7 -- --with-mysql-dir=/usr/local --with-mysql-config=/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql_config