Trouble installing/configuring Rails

Hello,

I'm absolutely brand new to Ruby on Rails, and am trying to install it on my host server. My host server (Netfirms) provides limited support for Ruby on Rails, meaning they have the programming script and db bindings pre-installed. We simply copy the files to our directories and configure to our db. http://support.netfirms.com/idx.php/0/649/article/Ruby-on-Rails-Quickstart-Guide.html

I am running this with MySQL

class CasualtiesController < ApplicationController    scaffold :casualties end

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