Ruby on rails… i started of with a one_click_installer…which installs ruby easily just like a setup…but after that we have to download and install rails using gem…this also i did….after installing there started my journey towards web development using Ruby on Rails….but had a problem, i was able to develop smaller and simple pages. I almost forgot that i had to use databases again i installed MySQl…ruby comes with a built in support of Sqlite…but i am not well versed in it so i installed mysql then modified the yaml file and then it was fine…one thing to remember is ruby runs on webrick server which is an inbuilt server. The biggest problem in webrick is we have to make the server run in one command prompt which should not be closed, even if u close it accidently server will be down….i needed a normal server which would always be running…one and only choice was apache…but i had trouble installing and working with ruby…..what do i do…i need ruby, rails, mysql and apache running at a single point of time…
Instant Rails…i came across this application which is more easy and excellent to use…this has apache server, mysql, ruby and rails….this even comes with phpmyadmin for mysql database….this is similar to easy_php which has phpmyadmin for mysql, mysql, apache and php….this is a superb solution rather i would say its ann innovation….this is completely an standalone…just a zipped folder….unzip it and run the InstantRails.exe and you are on….no dependency on any stuff….everything is the folder….now i have started working on my ambitious application…after experimenting smaller stuffs….anyway in the coming days you will hear more on ruby on rails from meeeeeeeee…!!!!!!!!!!!
One big fact…. running and configuring Ruby on Rails(RoR) in any linux is easy…. i tried in mandriva,redhat and opensuse..it was cool…but windows is what i have explained from top…..
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