If you already have a rails project, change the adapter in the config/database.yml file to mysql and make sure you specify a valid username and password, and optionally, a socket:

development:
  adapter: mysql
  database: db_name_dev
  username: koploper
  password:
  host: localhost
  socket: /tmp/mysql.sock

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