Error Installing mysql2 using mysql connector c 6.1.5

Question

I Got this

C:\Users\markyosef>gem install mysql2 -- --with-mysql-dir="C:\MysqlCon nector" Fetching: mysql2-0.3.18-x64-mingw32.gem (100%)

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\ You've installed the binary version of mysql2. It was built using MySQL Connector/C version 6.1.5. It's recommended to use the exact same version to avoid potential is sues.

At the time of building this gem, the necessary DLL files were retri eved from: http://cdn.mysql.com/Downloads/Connector-C/mysql-connector-c-6.1.5-w inx64.zip

\ This gem includes vendor/libmysql.dll with redistribution notice in vendor/README.

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Successfully installed mysql2-0.3.18-x64-mingw32 Parsing documentation for mysql2-0.3.18-x64-mingw32 Installing ri documentation for mysql2-0.3.18-x64-mingw32 Done installing documentation for mysql2 after 1 seconds 1 gem installed

And this is what i got when testing mysql

D:\RubyProj>ruby test.rb Failed to load libmysql.dll from C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server .6\lib

Need help with this error guys Thank you :D

I have xampp on my computer but i installed other mysql server version 5.6 is this okay?

Answer 1

I had the same problem on Windows XP, I downloaded previous mysql connector lib (mysql-connector-c-noinstall-6.0.2-win32.zip), removed and installed gem with this connector and it worked. Perhaps the newer DLL is incompatible.