I\'m trying to find step-by-step instructions to run Ruby on Rails on MAMP server and use MAMP\'s mySQL database. I am on Snow Leopard also. I have read Hivelogic\'s article a
It is very simple, just edit your socket to MAMP's mysql socket in your rail's /config/database.yml
development: adapter: mysql2 encoding: utf8 reconnect: false database: myproject_development pool: 5 username: root password: root host: localhost socket: /Applications/MAMP/tmp/mysql/mysql.sock