Tag Archives: MySql

Munin Mysql Plugin on CentOS and Redhat

The MySQL plugin for Munin was giving me a lot of issues on RHEL 6. It wasn’t working regardless of what I did, and I didn’t come across any good-enough documentation that could have helped in this situation. Putting my search skills to use, it took parts of three different solutions to get the Mysql plugin up and running in Munin.

A combination of steps from the following three posts helped me:

So, if you are having any issues with Munin’s MySQL plugin in CentOS or Redhat, then one of these three solutions will definitely help you resolve it.

How to Install Mysql2 Ruby Gem on Windows

If you are getting an error like the following, when running ‘bundle install’ or ‘gem install mysql2’ on Rails 3:

gem install mysql2
ERROR: Error installing mysql2:
The ‘mysql2’ native gem requires installed build tools.

Please update your PATH to include build tools or download the DevKit
from ‘http://rubyinstaller.org/downloads’ and follow the instructions
at ‘http://github.com/oneclick/rubyinstaller/wiki/Development-Kit’

Then read on.

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