# Be sure to change the mysql_connection details and create a database for the example $: << File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../lib' require 'active_record' require 'logger'; class Logger; def format_message(severity, timestamp, msg, progname) "#{msg}\n" end; end ActiveRecord::Base.logger = Logger.new(STDOUT) ActiveRecord::Base.establish_connection( :adapter => "mysql", :host => "localhost", :username => "root", :password => "", :database => "activerecord_examples" )