I've successfully installed rails on my windows machine however I have
no idea how to use rails on a shared server that I have recently
purchased. This is running rails on a linux box and it doesn't seem
quite as simple as just uploading a bunch of data via ftp such as my
application that I used on my windows which I created through the
shell.
Do I have to use a shell on the linux box and create the application?
Is it as simple as PHP where you just upload a file and the script is
interpeted?
These things are really ailing me with ruby and discourage please help
=). I want to get up and starting on working with rails on this linux
box and code on my windows but it seems like I have execute a shell on
the linux one, issue the command to create an application, download
the application control files and then code. Is there any SIMPLE way?
What do I do!
FWIW I had a shared hostiing account with one of the well known rails
oriented providers. And it was a complete waste of my time.
I did get to learn about deployment steps, lighttpd, etc. But then the
server kept falling over.
So I splashed out on a vps with a deployment gem and it's been a
smooth ride ever since.
Not only is the server up, but my development practise is improving. I
can deploy continually throughout the day and my clients love seeing
changes to their "development" site.
The money spent on a decent bit of web space is well worth the time
not spent farting about on a crappy shared environement.
Yes rails is installed. Do I have to use a shell just to start the
creation of a rails application or can I upload tree files on my
desktop to the server?
gah yeah I guess I have to do that. I have shell access but I can't
seem to connect through putty--maybe it's my connection here at my
school hence why I am checking if there's another way..