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Rails - Library not loaded: libmysqlclient.18.dylib

After switching from MacPorts to Homebrew (and re-isntalling mysql) I was getting an error running my rails server:

.../gems/mysql2-0.3.11/lib/mysql2/mysql2.bundle, 9): Library not loaded: libmysqlclient.18.dylib (LoadError)

PerĀ StackOverflow was a simple fix:

ln -s /usr/local/mysql/lib/libmysqlclient.18.dylib /usr/lib/libmysqlclient.18.dylib

Oh, also had to update database.yml to point to /tmp/mysql.sock from /opt/local.var/run/mysql5/mysqld.sock

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