My specs are as follow:
- Windows 8 64-bit
- Ruby 1.9.3
- Rails 3.2.12
I installed rails via the RailsInstaller. I have also installed the mysql2 gem. I created a new project that is pre-configured to use mysql e.g.
rails new project_name -d mysql
I then tried to start up the server/WEBrick via
rails server
And I get the following error:
I've tried this using the mysql2 as well as teh mysql gem. Both times I get the same error. When I use the default sqlite then the project starts up fine and I can view it on localhost:3000.
I'm aware that mysql2 used to be a problem on rails, but since mysql isn't working either I'm of the opinion that it's a Windows 8 specific project, surprise surprise.
I'd deff like to use MySQL rather than SQLite. Thanks for anyone that can point me in the right direction!