Yes this is all possible. See comments below on each item.
Hi everyone!
I've been developing dinamic websites with Php for a long time. I'm really new to Rails.
I' ve thinking of a project for a long while, and technicaly speaking, is possible with php. In fact, i've already got it started with php.
I'm wondering wether RoR could do the trick easier and faster. So i'm gonna name a list of features I need for my Project and I hope you, that already use RoR and have more experience, could tell me if is possible to implement them or not.
My project needs:
> User login and sessions.
You can roll your own ala "Agile Web Development with Rails", or use one of several plugins/generators.
> Several automatic e-mail sending proccesses
If these are stimulated by user actions no problem. If they are scheduled or periodic you probably want to initiate them using BackgrounDrb
> Capturing users IP
You have access to the request header, I presume it is in there if anywhere.
> File uploading, with ext,size and mimetype restrinctions.
There are several file upload plugins and lots of web based material on this.
> System functions calls and retrieving it's results. (Output and result[0,1]) Ex: Sort like exec() in Php or system() en C.
Ruby can call C code so this should not be an issue. It might be possible with the standard libraries, but I am not sure on that. If you are trying to host this on a shared host you may run into issues with them, but it is technically not an issue.
> Search engine for contents
There are several plugins that support search. Solr and ferret are the most commonly mentioned.
