There should be a link on that page that says "English" which will take you to the translation. On Jan 4, 2008, at 6:12 PM, Xeno Campanoli wrote: > Joshua Schairbaum wrote: >> I'm not sure if you need this or not because I'm just getting into >> using >> DBI myself, but did you install the mysql drivers? In the README >> file, >> it mentioned that the Mysql DBD relied upon them. To quote: >> >> MySQL >> Depends on the mysql package from http://www.tmtm.org/mysql or >> available >> from the RAA. > > I cannot read that website, which I see as Japanese. Perhaps you > could > translate. I have installed mysql-server and the shell command > "mysql" > starts and works from Bash. As I said elsewhere: > >> >> the file is: >> cksum dbi-0.1.1.tar.gz >> 3411302326 155533 dbi-0.1.1.tar.gz >> >> I also just made sure libdbi-driver is installed by yum, among >> others, >> and that has made no difference. >>>> > > The implication may be that there is another driver thingy I need to > install, but if so, the instructions for doing so are spectacularly > unclear and not the kind of testimony that brings employers > clamoring at > your door. I thought lots of people used Mysql in Rails, but perhaps > the world has moved on and Ruby Mysql DBI is so badly atrophied > that it > is no longer maintained...? > >> >> Regards. >> ch0wda >> >> On Jan 4, 2008, at 4:57 PM, Xeno Campanoli wrote: >> >>> Xeno Campanoli wrote: >>>> Xeno Campanoli wrote: >>>>> Joshua Schairbaum wrote: >>>>>> Try this to use DBI with MySQL: >>>>>> >>>>>> ruby setup.rb config --with=dbi,dbd_mysql >>> >>> the file is: >>> cksum dbi-0.1.1.tar.gz >>> 3411302326 155533 dbi-0.1.1.tar.gz >>> >>> I also just made sure libdbi-driver is installed by yum, among >>> others, >>> and that has made no difference. >>>> >>>> I just tried rebooting also, and that doesn't help. >>>> >>>> xc >>>> >>>>> That is in fact what I did, followed by: >>>>> >>>>> ruby setup.rb setup >>>>> ruby setup.rb install >>>>> >>>>> and my results were what I described already. I apparently >>>>> need to >>>>> know >>>>> the driver I need to load, or perhaps the yum install sequence I >>>>> need to >>>>> use, or perhaps I just need to reboot. However, your >>>>> suggestions were >>>>> what I already did. >>>>> >>>>> xc >>>>> >>>>>> Regards, >>>>>> ch0wda >>>>>> >>>>>> On Jan 4, 2008, at 3:19 PM, Xeno Campanoli wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> I tried installing with the old tarfile sequence using >>>>>>> setup.rb, as I >>>>>>> couldn't get gems to work and there is apparently no yum >>>>>>> install on >>>>>>> CentOS. When I went through the sequence found on >>>>>>> http://www.kitebird.com/articles/ruby-dbi.html#TOC_3, and then >>>>>>> tried the >>>>>>> simple.rb script, I got: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> % ruby simple.rb >>>>>>> /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/dbi.rb:344:in 'load_driver': >>>>>>> Could not >>>>>>> load >>>>>>> driver (no such file to load -- mysql) (DBI::InterfaceError) >>>>>>> from /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/dbi.rb:227:in >>>>>>> '_get_full_driver' >>>>>>> from /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/dbi.rb:213:in 'connect' >>>>>>> from simple.rb:9 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I presume I'm using old instructions or incomplete ones. >>>>>>> Does anyone >>>>>>> have a more recent set of instructions, or can someone fill >>>>>>> in my >>>>>>> gap? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Sincerely, Xeno >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> The only sustainable organizing methods focus not on scale, >>>>>>> but on good design of the functional unit, >>>>>>> not on winning battles, but on preservation. >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> The only sustainable organizing methods focus not on scale, >>> but on good design of the functional unit, >>> not on winning battles, but on preservation. >>> >> >> >> > > > -- > The only sustainable organizing methods focus not on scale, > but on good design of the functional unit, > not on winning battles, but on preservation. >