Rails on Apache

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Hai

  I want to run my rails application in the apache server, the steps i followed are:

Here we ll go for deploying rails with apache.

1. Install Ruby and Rails.

2. Install Apache HTTP Server. Win32 Binary without crypto (no mod_ssl) (MSI Installer): apache_2.2.11-win32-x86-no_ssl.msi [PGP] [MD5] 3. Get FastCGI2.4.6

4. Download RubyForApache

5. Install MySQL

6. Rename mod_fastcgi-2.4.6-AP22.dll to mod_fastcgi.dll and copy it to the Apache modules folder (default is c:\programs files\Apache Group\Apache2\modules).

7. Install Ruby For Apache for all options. It will give error, but just ignore and continue.

8. Copy fcgi.so and mysql.so from /RubyForApache/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/i386-msvcrt to Apache modules folder (default is c:\programs files\Apache Group\Apache2\modules).

Apache Configuraration,

Edit the Apache httpd.conf Configuration File,

Check for

#LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so

and change it to

LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so

Then add following line,

LoadModule fastcgi_module modules/mod_fastcgi.dll

Now at the bottom of this file, add following,

<VirtualHost *:4000> ServerName rails DocumentRoot “C:/testing/public” <Directory “C:/testing/public/”> Options ExecCGI FollowSymLinks AllowOverride all Allow from all Order allow,deny AddHandler cgi-script .cgi AddHandler fastcgi-script .fcgi </Directory> </VirtualHost>

(set paths according to your application)

Configure your Rails application,

1. Go to the public folder in your Rails application and open .htaccess

2. Look for line like RewriteRule ^(.*)$ dispatch.cgi [QSA,L]

Change it to RewriteRule ^(.*)$ dispatch.fcgi [QSA,L]

3. Now restart your Apache.

4. Access http://localhost:4000

It will show Welcome page (index.html) of Rails.

I am facing some issues in the configuring rails apps, i cant get .htaccess file, i got one .htaccess file in net and i put it and try with apache. but apache is not started.

iam using apache

Win32 Binary without crypto (no mod_ssl) (MSI Installer): apache_2.2.11-win32-x86-no_ssl.msi [PGP] [MD5]

And i tried with

Win32 Source: httpd-2.2.11-win32-src.zip [PGP] [MD5]

HOW TO RUN MY APPLICATION IN APACHE. KINDLY GUIDE ME HERE.

I followed the setup from the link

thanks

Angappan

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Angappan Ayyavoo wrote:

Deploying Rails application with Apache on Windows XP « firstruby

Hi. Why don't you try deploying your application using phusion passenger(mod-rails)??? It uses apache server and is very easy to use.. The only catch is that it is not available for windows....

You can find installation steps at... http://www.modrails.com/install.html

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Instead of fastcgi, you might want to look into using mongrel (http:// mongrel.rubyforge.org) instead:

http://mongrel.rubyforge.org/wiki/Apache

Jeff