Stuff not included in RailsReady? - mysql

I tried to install RoR on Ubuntu 12.0.4 using RailsReady(https://github.com/joshfng/railsready). Afterwards I restarted my computer and while typing ruby -v works, typing rails -v returns unrecognized, as does mysql in the terminal. What do I have to do to be able to launch rails and mysql? Do I have to install them individually using sudo even though I've already installed RailsReady? Thanks.

A quick glance at the README and the script itself shows that it gets you ready to install Rails by installing typical packages needed in order to create a Rails-based development environment, and then attempts to install it.
Per #madth3's comment below, lines 176 to 182 of railsready.sh does attempt to install Rails, so look for any error messages when you run that script.
MySQL appears to require separate installation using standard methods appropriate for your system.

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Trouble Setting Up Ruby On Rails

I'm attempting to start learning Ruby on Rails via a YouTube tutorial series(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GY7Ps8fqGdc), but seem to be struggling getting everything properly installed and set up to do so. The tutorial requires MySQL with MySQL Workbench and Ruby on Rails. I've gotten several errors in the first few steps and taken some steps to try to resolve them, here's basically where I've gotten.
Installed the most recent version of MySQL and Ruby on Rails. I ran the rails new [name] -d mysql command without issue and it ran to completion. I then navigated to the newly created project folder and ran the bundle install at which point I was given the following error:
Gem::InstallError: nio4r requires Ruby version >= 2.3.
An error occurred while installing nio4r (2.5.2), and Bundler cannot continue.
Make sure that `gem install nio4r -v '2.5.2'` succeeds before bundling.
At this point I installed version 2.6 of Ruby on the machine, which did not seem to yield any improvements. Basically I think I'm overcomplicating all of this and want to know if anyone has an easy solution to install all the tools required for working in Ruby on Rails.
Thanks
First thing first, you're following a 5 yr old tutorial on youtube.
I would advise to always follow the newer ones even though some of the old ones might still work and the reason is simple; recent tutorials will probably work off the bat.
Now, judging by the video you shared, I can see that you should've installed RVM at some point. Official RVM website
In your terminal run ruby -v and check if you're actually using the Ruby version you just downloaded. To change the ruby version while using rvm you should use in your terminal:
$ rvm list
To check on your available ruby versions installed and then
$ rvm use <version>
This will switch your ruby version to the one you want. ( If you already installed it of course. ) and then try bundle install again.
Since you were asking for an easier solution I'd say to try following Rails official getting started guide. This guide installs the minimum amount of gems which will help you avoid all these version issues and even though it uses sqlite instead of mysql, later on you will be able to switch to mysql if you want with a better understanding of it.

"Fatal error: 'EXTERN.h' file not found" while installing Perl modules

While trying to install Perl modules like JSON::XS or YAML::XS, i receive the same error:
XS.xs:1:10: fatal error: 'EXTERN.h' file not found
I use MacBook, xCode is up to date, everything else that could help is up to date too.
Since OS X El Capitan, Apple introduced System Integrity Protection which restricts writing to /usr/lib /usr/bin and other sensitive directories (even to root or sudo user) that are used by the installation of Perl bundled with the Operating System. This can cause issues when it comes to installing new modules and also if trying to install XS modules ( those linked to external C libraries ).
For this reason you should not consider the default Perl installation as a working development environment, especially if you are installing custom modules.
Check out this thread on PM and others. I had since El-Capitan managed to solve this before by manually building from tarball and adding a few params or environment variables to set the paths believing that it would be best to retain use of the system Perl but this is not the way to go. This makes your environment difficult to build but also brittle and sensitive to OS updates that may either break things in many different ways.
The best practice seems to be starting with a Perl using brew install perl and work in this environment, remembering to setup your bash_profile as directed by the installer.
Also worth remembering to do a brew link perl. If you receive warnings about this clobbering what looks like system Perl libraries don't worry - these are likely modules that were installed by you over the top and it will cause you less trouble to link over these. If you have concerns, make a note of which module installs will be cleared and re-install them once your environment is configured ( ie your module installer approach is configured using cpanm or sticking with the old perl -MCPAN -e shell etc)
This new Perl setup from brew eliminates the need to continuing running sudo which adds another layer of things that can go wrong as environment variables don't follow through and permission conflicts arise etc.
Finally to simplify package/module installation I suggest doing a brew install cpanminus. If you had previously already installed this, you can ensure the paths etc are configured by doing a brew reinstall cpanminus
If you want to take it another step further then you can install perlbrew as well which will give you the ability to run multiple versions of Perl as your user and configure these with their own libs and modules which can be very useful particularly if aligning with your production environment for testing etc.
One problem you may face if moving from system Perl to this kind of approach is needing to deal with any hangovers from installing things with sudo. It wis worth taking a little time to get all this set up right though and your issues going forward will be greatly reduced and you won't be left with that nagging feeling that you don't want to change anything for fear of it all breaking.
I have also come across a Perl Blog Article that suggests a fix for XS issues with perlbrew on Mojave
This Gist described updating your cpan shell install root though this shouldn't be necessary unless your cpan is stuck in an old config after taking steps above.
I've also raised this as a new issue on PerlMonks
After reading https://developer.apple.com/documentation/xcode_release_notes/xcode_10_release_notes#3035624 and installing the Additional headers via
sudo installer -pkg /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/Packages/macOS_SDK_headers_for_macOS_10.14.pkg -target /
I successfully compiled without the missing 'EXTERN.h' error
In order to follow the common advice I also tried with Perlbrew to install a dedicated development version of Perl. Especially with the advice in mind First, do not use the system Perl on MacOS. The installed version is for Apple, not for you (see the discussion here: https://www.perlmonks.org/?node_id=1224727).
Unfortunately, the following error occurred:
Test Summary Report
-------------------
porting/libperl.t (Wstat: 65280 Tests: 35 Failed: 0)
Non-zero exit status: 255
Parse errors: No plan found in TAP output
Files=2653, Tests=1217766, 708 wallclock secs (52.74 usr 9.40 sys + 395.38 cusr 49.90 csys = 507.42 CPU)
Result: FAIL
make: *** [test_harness] Error 1
##### Brew Failed #####
Therefore, I decided to install it the following way (and not following the advice due to the error).
Even after having the above mentioned macOS SDK headers already installed on Catalina (macOS 10.15.2) it didn't work for me. I faced the issue during the installation of the Perl module Mac-SystemDirectory-0.13. The following steps (by identifying the missing file in hope of having a more generic approach for more or less equivalent issues) did the trick:
Locate the header file (in this case EXTERN.h)
sudo find /Library -type f -name EXTERN.h
/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX10.14.sdk/System/Library/Perl/5.18/darwin-thread-multi-2level/CORE/EXTERN.h
/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX10.15.sdk/System/Library/Perl/5.28/darwin-thread-multi-2level/CORE/EXTERN.h
/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX10.15.sdk/System/Library/Perl/5.18/darwin-thread-multi-2level/CORE/EXTERN.h
Ensure the installed Perl version (here 5.18) match the header file:
perl -v | grep version
This is perl 5, version 18, subversion 4 (v5.18.4) built for darwin-thread-multi-2level
Export the path for the C-Compiler (note MacOSX10.15.sdk for Catalina and Perl Version 5.18)
export CPATH=/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX10.15.sdk/System/Library/Perl/5.18/darwin-thread-multi-2level/CORE
Invoke the Makefile.PL with perl
perl Makefile.PL
BTW — For anybody who's still struggling with this, my workaround was:
bash% module="Sub::Util" # For example
bash% cpanm --configure-args="INC=-I/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/System/Library/Perl/5.18/darwin-thread-multi-2level/CORE" "$module"
Please try this
CPATH=$(dirname $(find /usr/local/Cellar/ -name EXTERN.h)) cpan JSON::XS
For Big Sur and perl 5.30, EXTERN.h is at /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX11.3.sdk/System/Library/Perl/5.30/darwin-thread-multi-2level/CORE
I'm trying to upgrade CPAN itself and got that error. But I have /usr/bin/cpan and I can't write there so I have to tweak it to write the updated version to /usr/local/bin/cpan.
No promises, but yum install perl-devel worked for me.
As #huyz has helpfully pointed out, if you hit this error on a Mac, you don't have this option, even though this is probably your issue, and you need to follow one of the above methods of getting a version of Perl that isn't missing important chunks, as per other answers.
But if, dear reader, you hit this error on a linux host, as I did, then this might be an option for you.
Building on what E Lisse suggested, you might also have luck looking in
/System/Volumes/Data/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/
For example:
CPATH=$(dirname $(find /System/Volumes/Data/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/ -name EXTERN.h)) cpan JSON::XS
You could also find where EXTERN.h is located and add that to your shell by default, e.g. in your .bashrc or .zshrc file:
export CPATH=/System/Volumes/Data/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX12.sdk/System/Library/Perl/5.18/darwin-thread-multi-2level/CORE/

Can't use npm_modules after installation

I'm starting a project where im going to use AngularJS, NodeJS and MySQL. This is my first real web application, and it's also the first time im using npm.
I've installed Node from their official website, and when i write npm install the node_modules comes to the project directory.
The problem occurs if I try to use any of the installed npm_modules. I tried to download mysql, and the installation worked, but when i type mysql -p i get: "bash: mysql: command not found"
I've also tried to install it with npm install mysql -g, but it still doesn't work.
If it means anything my $PATH is /usr/local/git/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/git/bin:/usr/local/bin
The mysql npm package contains just the nodejs client library for mysql. You need to install the mysql server separately using the appropriate method for your OS.
it looks like you have not installed mysql on your system.
install mysql server using the following command
sudo apt-get install mysql-server

Installing MYSQL and passenger gems, getting no definitions for documentation

I'm running Mac OSX 10.6.4 and setting up rails for the first time. I've been following a bunch of guides to get set up, specifically these two here and here. Also, I know this question has been asked before, but nothing has helped me and my circumstances are a bit different.
First, let me give you my setup.
I've installed Xcode, but I don't want to use the system ruby so, what I did was, I installed RVM and created two gemsets for different ruby versions (1.8.7#rails2.3.8 and 1.9.2#rails3), cause I also want to try rails 3.
I created a global gemset so that I could install passenger and mysql for 1.8.7 and not have to do it for each project. Then set the global gemset by rvm gemset use global
I had already installed MacPorts in a previous step, so what I've done is install mysql using this command sudo port install mysql5 mysql5-server.
Now I run gem install passenger and then passenger-install-apache2-module. This is where I ran into the first issue. Passenger installed fine, but I got "no definition" errors when it tried to install the documentation.
Finally, I want to install the mysql gem so I followed the steps here by adding rvm_archflags="-arch x86_64" to the ~/.rvmc file and then ran export ARCHFLAGS="-arch x86_64" ; gem install mysql -- --with-mysql-config=/opt/local/lib/mysql5/bin/mysql_config Here is where I ran into the issue again. I got a "Successfully installed mysql-2.8.1" message, but all the documentation returned "no definition" errors!
So, why am I getting these errors when installing gems? What can I do to get them installed without errors and ensure future gem installations don't have this problem?
Note: I'm not using sudo because RVM tells you not to.
Here is a link to your problem. They are saying the same thing and the answer is that it's just noise. Obviously something is not right but there is not and should not be a problem. It's most likely that all is fine and documentation was not created, installed, or linked correctly.
http://www.sitepoint.com/forums/showthread.php?t=629077
A -- alone (as written in step 5) usually means to stop reading options. I expect that this is wrong and doesn't belong here or is incomplete (ie, should be --something).

Rails Error - No Such File to Load -- mysql

I've been fighting with a Rails install on my Mac for some time. The error I'm getting (in my development log) says:
Status: 500 Internal Server Error no such file to load -- mysql
Here's some info:
I can successfully rake db:migrate my application.
I've installed the MySQL gem and it appears in the gem list: mysql (2.8.1).
I have Passenger installed.
The error comes from an existing rails app that works on our production server.
Creating a new Rails app, a new MySQL db (using mysqladmin -uroot create sampledb) works fine.
I've googled this and can't find anything specific to this error. There are a few related results where the solutions relate to paths when installing the MySQL gem. For example,
sudo env ARCHFLAGS="-arch i386" gem install mysql -- \
--with-mysql-dir=/usr/local/mysql --with-mysql-lib=/usr/local/mysql/lib \
--with-mysql-include=/usr/local/mysql/include
Has anyone else experienced this issue or suggest a solution?
Thanks for the response - the good news is, the problem is solved.
The bad news - I'm not entirely sure what fixed it. I can tell you this: it had something to do with the mysql gem install and all the flags pointing to lib, include and config. There are probably a dozen different versions of the same command floating around out there for Mac OS X Leopard.
The odd thing was that ruby appeared to be connected to mysql on some level (it's ability to rake db for example) but broke when actually loading a page.
The gem install string that ended up working was this:
sudo env ARCHFLAGS="-arch i386" gem install mysql -- --with-mysql-config=/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql_config
I'd love some clarification on the how's & why's of this. This worked for me, but doesn't include pointers to the app directory, the lib directory or the include directory.
Do you have multiple ruby installed? Try invoking this command to find out: whereis ruby
Which ruby version is you passenger using? You can check this from your apache or nginx configuration
Is the ruby version passenger is using the same as ruby you are using from the command line?
Is mysql gem installed on that ruby version?
Double check if the mysql bin path is in your $PATH system environment variable. If you execute
*echo $PATH*
there must be displayed something like
*/usr/local/mysql/bin*
You can also type
mysql and then the tab-key twice.
If if this doesn't bring up a list of mysql commands (like mysqladmin etc.) the mysql bin path is not set ccorrectly. You can set it by adding the correct directory to your bash profile file.
echo 'export PATH=/usr/local/mysql/bin:$PATH' >> ~/.bash_profile
Please verify up front if
*/usr/local/mysql/bin*
really contains the mysql commands on your Mac. Important: close and reopen the terminal window to make changes work.