I know that you have to change the database.yml but I don't know what to change it to and how to download MYSQL and all of that jazz.
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As of Rails 6 a command has been added to do this automatically.
$ rails db:system:change --to=mysql
conflict config/database.yml
Overwrite /home/jim/Rails projects/myapp/config/database.yml? (enter "h" for help) [Ynaqdhm] y
force config/database.yml
gsub Gemfile
gsub Gemfile
Ref.: https://www.bigbinary.com/blog/rails-6-has-added-a-way-to-change-the-database-of-the-app
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