Rails error installing mysql2 (mysql2-0.3.20)

Question

I am trying to get a rails project up and running on my local machine. When I do bundle install

Fetching mysql2 0.3.20
Installing mysql2 0.3.20 with native ext         


        

Answer 1

I just ran into this problem today. mysql got updated recently, so what worked for me was:

brew install mysql@5.6
brew link mysql@5.6 --force
bundle install

Alternatively, I did not try this solution, but it seems to have worked for other people.

Installing Mysql 2 gem fails