# Mysql2::Error: Can't create database 'db\_database'

**URL:** <https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/mysql2-cant-create-database-db-database/58086>\
**Category:** rubyonrails-talk\
**Created:** [March 25, 2011, 5:24pm UTC](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/mysql2-cant-create-database-db-database/58086 "2011-03-25T17:24:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![11155](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/d26b3c/32.png) [@11155](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/u/11155)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2011, 5:24pm UTC](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/mysql2-cant-create-database-db-database/58086/1 "2011-03-25T17:24:12Z")

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Hi all

database yml------

development: &nbsp;&nbsp;adapter: mysql2 &nbsp;&nbsp;database: db\_test &nbsp;&nbsp;username: root &nbsp;&nbsp;password:

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**Author:** ![Frederick\_Cheung](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/rubyonrails/user_avatar/discuss.rubyonrails.org/frederick_cheung/32/3901_2.png) [@Frederick\_Cheung](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/u/Frederick_Cheung)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2011, 6:06pm UTC](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/mysql2-cant-create-database-db-database/58086/2 "2011-03-25T18:06:34Z")

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> Hi all
> 
> database yml------
> 
> ## development: adapter: mysql2 database: db\_test username: root password:
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> i have installed mysql2 and 64bit mysql server. when i run rake db:create it gives me this errror
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> does any one know whats happening here?

perror says that 2 means no such file or directory. I’d guess that mysql is configured incorrectly, eg the path it is trying to store files at doesn’t exist (or isn’t writable by the user mysql is running as)

Fred