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Install Ruby mysql2 gem on Windows 7
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Install Ruby mysql2 gem on Windows 7.md
  1. Download and install Ruby from RubyInstaller
  2. Download Development Kit and follow the installation instructions
  3. Download Mysql Connector/C and extract it into a path without spaces. For example c:\mysql-connector
  4. Run gem install mysql2 -- --with-mysql-include=c:\mysql-connector\include --with-mysql-lib=c:\mysql-connector\lib to install the gem.
  5. Copy c:\mysql-connector\lib\libmysql.dll to your Ruby bin path.
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