Generally, in order to use MySql for a Rails app there are a few steps that need to be followed. First, install MySql itself:
sudo apt-get install mysql-server
You'll also want to create a separate user and database for your app. This tutorial will walk you through creating users in MySql:
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Next, require the mysql gem in your app's Gemfile and re-run bundle install in order to install it.
Then in your config/database.yml file, you'll need to set the correct information for your app to be able to connect to the database. It would look something like this:
production:
adapter: mysql
encoding: utf8
database: rails_app
username: rails_user
password: pwd
host: 127.0.0.1
port: 3306
pool: 10
Hopefully, this points you in the right direction. Let us know how it goes!
