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Asked: 2026-05-15T10:55:09+00:00

Currently I am using Ruby 1.9.1 and the ‘ruby-mysql’ gem, which unlike the ‘mysql’

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Currently I am using Ruby 1.9.1 and the ‘ruby-mysql’ gem, which unlike the ‘mysql’ gem is written in ruby only. This is pretty slow actually, as it seems to insert at a rate of almost 1 per second (SLOOOOOWWWWWW). And I have a lot of inserts to make too, its pretty much what this script does ultamitely. I am using just 1 connection (since I am using just one thread). I am hoping to speed things up by creating a fiber that will

  1. create a new DB connection
  2. insert 1-3 records
  3. close the DB connection

I would imagine launching 20-50 of these would greatly increase DB throughput. Am I correct to go along this route? I feel that this is the best option, as opposed to refactoring all of my DB code since the syntax is a quite a bit different for the default mysql driver 🙁

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  1. Editorial Team

    Since you are using ruby1.9.1, just use Threads. They are no longer green. Fibers are not going to help as they are too light weight for multiple, concurrent DB connections.

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