title: cannot load such file — sqlite3/sqlite3_native (LoadError) Ruby on Rails
body: <p>I have looked at several other posts on this and tried the solutions without success. </p>
  
  <p>The question is marked as a duplicate of this solution 
  <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/17643897/cannot-load-such-file-sqlite3-sqlite3-native-loaderror-on-ruby-on-rails">cannot load such file -- sqlite3/sqlite3_native (LoadError) on ruby on rails</a>
  but the answer given didn't work for me. I simply got the same error</p>
  
  <p>I have just installed rails so everything is up-to-date
  I am using the following: Windows 10, ruby version 2.5.1, rails version 5.2.0</p>
  
  <p>have also tried updating SQLite gem with bundle update.</p>
  
  <p>here is the error:</p>
  
  <pre><code>C:\proje&gt;rails s
  
  Traceback (most recent call last):
  
          43: from bin/rails:4:in `&lt;main&gt;'
  
          42: from C:/Ruby25-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/activesupport-5.2.0/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:283:in `require'
  
          41: from C:/Ruby25-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/activesupport-5.2.0/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:249:in `load_dependency'
  
          40: from C:/Ruby25-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/activesupport-5.2.0/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:283:in `block in require'
  
          39: from C:/Ruby25-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/bootsnap-1.3.0/lib/bootsnap/load_path_cache/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:29:in `require'
  
          38: from C:/Ruby25-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/bootsnap-1.3.0/lib/bootsnap/load_path_cache/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:20:in `require_with_bootsnap_lfi'
  
          37: from C:/Ruby25-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/bootsnap-1.3.0/lib/bootsnap/load_path_cache/loaded_features_index.rb:65:in `register'
  
          36: from C:/Ruby25-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/bootsnap-1.3.0/lib/bootsnap/load_path_cache/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:21:in `block in require_with_bootsnap_lfi'
  
          35: from C:/Ruby25-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/bootsnap-1.3.0/lib/bootsnap/load_path_cache/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:21:in `require'
  
          34: from C:/Ruby25-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/railties-5.2.0/lib/rails/commands.rb:18:in `&lt;top (required)&gt;'
  
          33: from C:/Ruby25-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/railties-5.2.0/lib/rails/command.rb:46:in `invoke'
  
          32: from C:/Ruby25-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/railties-5.2.0/lib/rails/command/base.rb:65:in `perform'
  
          31: from C:/Ruby25-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/thor-0.20.0/lib/thor.rb:387:in `dispatch'
  
          30: from C:/Ruby25-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/thor-0.20.0/lib/thor/invocation.rb:126:in `invoke_command'
  
          29: from C:/Ruby25-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/thor-0.20.0/lib/thor/command.rb:27:in `run'
  
          28: from C:/Ruby25-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/railties-5.2.0/lib/rails/commands/server/server_command.rb:142:in `perform'
  
          27: from C:/Ruby25-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/railties-5.2.0/lib/rails/commands/server/server_command.rb:142:in `tap'
  
          26: from C:/Ruby25-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/railties-5.2.0/lib/rails/commands/server/server_command.rb:145:in `block in perform'
  
          25: from C:/Ruby25-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/activesupport-5.2.0/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:283:in `require'
  
          24: from C:/Ruby25-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/activesupport-5.2.0/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:249:in `load_dependency'
  
          23: from C:/Ruby25-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/activesupport-5.2.0/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:283:in `block in require'
  
          22: from C:/Ruby25-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/bootsnap-1.3.0/lib/bootsnap/load_path_cache/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:29:in `require'
  
          21: from C:/Ruby25-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/bootsnap-1.3.0/lib/bootsnap/load_path_cache/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:20:in `require_with_bootsnap_lfi'
  
          20: from C:/Ruby25-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/bootsnap-1.3.0/lib/bootsnap/load_path_cache/loaded_features_index.rb:65:in `register'
  
          19: from C:/Ruby25-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/bootsnap-1.3.0/lib/bootsnap/load_path_cache/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:21:in `block in require_with_bootsnap_lfi'
  
          18: from C:/Ruby25-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/bootsnap-1.3.0/lib/bootsnap/load_path_cache/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:21:in `require'
  
          17: from C:/proje/config/application.rb:7:in `&lt;top (required)&gt;'
  
          16: from C:/Ruby25-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/bundler-1.16.1/lib/bundler.rb:114:in `require'
  
          15: from C:/Ruby25-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/bundler-1.16.1/lib/bundler/runtime.rb:65:in `require'
  
          14: from C:/Ruby25-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/bundler-1.16.1/lib/bundler/runtime.rb:65:in `each'
  
          13: from C:/Ruby25-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/bundler-1.16.1/lib/bundler/runtime.rb:76:in `block in require'
  
          12: from C:/Ruby25-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/bundler-1.16.1/lib/bundler/runtime.rb:76:in `each'
  
          11: from C:/Ruby25-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/bundler-1.16.1/lib/bundler/runtime.rb:81:in `block (2 levels) in require'
  
          10: from C:/Ruby25-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/bootsnap-1.3.0/lib/bootsnap/load_path_cache/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:79:in `require'
  
           9: from C:/Ruby25-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/bootsnap-1.3.0/lib/bootsnap/load_path_cache/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:70:in `require_with_bootsnap_lfi'
  
           8: from C:/Ruby25-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/bootsnap-1.3.0/lib/bootsnap/load_path_cache/loaded_features_index.rb:65:in `register'
  
           7: from C:/Ruby25-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/bootsnap-1.3.0/lib/bootsnap/load_path_cache/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:71:in `block in require_with_bootsnap_lfi'
  
           6: from C:/Ruby25-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/bootsnap-1.3.0/lib/bootsnap/load_path_cache/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:71:in `require'
  
           5: from C:/Ruby25-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/sqlite3-1.3.13-x64-mingw32/lib/sqlite3.rb:2:in `&lt;top (required)&gt;'
  
           4: from C:/Ruby25-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/sqlite3-1.3.13-x64-mingw32/lib/sqlite3.rb:6:in `rescue in &lt;top (required)&gt;'
  
           3: from C:/Ruby25-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/activesupport-5.2.0/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:283:in `require'
  
           2: from C:/Ruby25-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/activesupport-5.2.0/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:249:in `load_dependency'
  
           1: from C:/Ruby25-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/activesupport-5.2.0/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:283:in `block in require'
  
  C:/Ruby25-x64/lib/ruby/gems/2.5.0/gems/bootsnap-1.3.0/lib/bootsnap/load_path_cache/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:32:in `require': cannot load such file -- sqlite3/sqlite3_native (LoadError)
  
  
  
  C:\proje&gt;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>How can I proceed?</p>
  
  <p>EDIT: add Gemfile</p>
  
  <pre><code>source 'https://rubygems.org'
  
      git_source(:github) do |repo_name|
        repo_name = "#{repo_name}/#{repo_name}" unless repo_name.include?("/")
        "https://github.com/#{repo_name}.git"
      end
  
  
      # Bundle edge Rails instead: gem 'rails', github: 'rails/rails'
      gem 'rails', '~&gt; 5.0.7'
      # Use sqlite3 as the database for Active Record
      gem 'sqlite3'
      # Use Puma as the app server
      gem 'puma', '~&gt; 3.0'
      # Use SCSS for stylesheets
      gem 'sass-rails', '~&gt; 5.0'
      # Use Uglifier as compressor for JavaScript assets
      gem 'uglifier', '&gt;= 1.3.0'
      # Use CoffeeScript for .coffee assets and views
      gem 'coffee-rails', '~&gt; 4.2'
      # See https://github.com/rails/execjs#readme for more supported runtimes
      # gem 'therubyracer', platforms: :ruby
  
      # Use jquery as the JavaScript library
      gem 'jquery-rails'
      # Turbolinks makes navigating your web application faster. Read more: https://github.com/turbolinks/turbolinks
      gem 'turbolinks', '~&gt; 5'
      # Build JSON APIs with ease. Read more: https://github.com/rails/jbuilder
      gem 'jbuilder', '~&gt; 2.5'
      # Use Redis adapter to run Action Cable in production
      # gem 'redis', '~&gt; 3.0'
      # Use ActiveModel has_secure_password
      # gem 'bcrypt', '~&gt; 3.1.7'
  
      # Use Capistrano for deployment
      # gem 'capistrano-rails', group: :development
  
      group :development, :test do
        # Call 'byebug' anywhere in the code to stop execution and get a debugger console
        gem 'byebug', platform: :mri
      end
  
      group :development do
        # Access an IRB console on exception pages or by using &lt;%= console %&gt; anywhere in the code.
        gem 'web-console', '&gt;= 3.3.0'
      end
  
      # Windows does not include zoneinfo files, so bundle the tzinfo-data gem
      gem 'tzinfo-data', platforms: [:mingw, :mswin, :x64_mingw, :jruby]
  </code></pre>