Running ROL on FreeBSD6, how to configure Apache 1.3

[photo312]

Hi,

i have freebsd6 and apache1.3 and mysql. I just installed ruby gems and rails and now would like to configure apache1.3 to work with it.

What are the steps.

Thanks

[kyko]

these links might get you headed in the right direction. neither of them are freebsd specific but that should *not be a problem.

http://bobcares.com/article38.html

http://bealers.com/2006/04/30/instal...ith-apache-13/

Let us know how it goes

[photo312]

I was actually able to do it on my own.

FreeBSD 6 RELEASE;

1. I installed from the port fastcgi module for apache.
2. It added all the stuff to my httpd.conf file. I had to uncomment them out.
3. Here is my httpd.conf

Listen 8080

<VirtualHost *:8080>
Servername rails
DocumentRoot "/usr/home/paul/railsprojects/test/public"
<Directory  "/usr/home/paul/railsprojects/test/public">
Options ExecCGI FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride All
Allow from all
Order allow,deny
AddHandler cgi-script .cgi
AddHandler fastcgi-script .fcgi
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>

and so now when I go to http://myipaddress:8080/

my test app shows. I like it

[photo312]

the "You are on rails" page comes up, but when I create the "hello world" controller it doesnt work. What else am I missing?

I am not getting any ruby errors either....
Do I need to somehow connect ruby with apache...just like php and apache?

[kyko]

If you aren't getting any errors, you mean it is just shoing you a blank page right? Check your log, to see if it is a 500 error and/or you have bad permissions like "permission denied on such and such file"

Do I need to somehow connect ruby with apache...just like php and apache?

I've only developed using WebBrick on Mac OS X and deployed some tests on my hosts linux server (shared hosting) so I don't know for sure. However there might be a step you are missing so take a look at:
http://www.infused.org/2005/03/19/ru...cgi-and-ensim/
This one may be particularly good for you but it has a buch of suse linux stuff so just skip down to the part that says "Using Ruby Rails with the Apache Web server"
http://developer.novell.com/wiki/ind...erprise_Server

Let us know how it goes, I will be setting up a testing box with freebsd as well as a few distros of linux for testing my web apps in a few days. I plan on trying both Apache and Lighttpd.

[ReggieB]

I'm using a different environment: Apache 1.3 on Windows XP and 2003.

However, one thing that caught me out for a while is that with Apache 1.3 you have to add the line:

AddModule mod_fastcgi.c

to httpd.conf, as well as the LoadModule declaration. Most of the guides I found are for Apache 2, which doesn't need the AddModule declaration.

[photo312]

one of the things that are lacking in the documentation of ROR is the production environment setup. I also would like to hook ROR with Lighttpd this week - will keep you posted.