Env: In VirtualBox / Ubuntu Lucid / current stable version of Ruby on
Rails / Apache2 / Passenger
I have one app called "firstapp" hosted in my localhost
I think i added one entry to apache2.conf file to view this app from the
browser.
So, now i can access this from the browser 127.0.0.1:3000
Note: I had a long walk to get this working in my browser.
Now, I am afraid to create my "secondapp"
Ofcourse, it is simple to run the command "rails secondapp -d mysql"
but can some one please tell me what other commands/files i have to
run/modify in order to view this in the browser. ( for now , pls ignore
the models / views / controllers.. that will be part of building the
secondapp.. )
which config files i should modify?
apache2.conf and ??
Can I have both the apps running simultaneously? (probably using
different ports, since mine is a localhost and uses 127.0.0.1 ip . )
Currenlty using *:80 for first app.
Can I use *:81 for second app?
Can someone summarize it as it overwhelming for me to articulate the
steps for secondapp setup, in terms of apache2.conf and viewing in
browser?
Env: In VirtualBox / Ubuntu Lucid / current stable version of Ruby on
Rails / Apache2 / Passenger
I wouldn't consider this question on-topic for this forum. You're
questions aren't Rails related, but rather Apache & Passenger related.
If you intend to deploy using Apache/Passenger then go find the
appropriate documentation or forums to set those up correctly.
If you simply want to run two instances of Rails on you local
(development) box then you can just run them on different ports:
firstapp:
./script/server (port defaults to 3000)
secondapp
./script/server -p 3001
In this configuration Apache/Passenger aren't needed at all. This is
standard practice for how I run my Rails applications in development.
When it's time to deploy for other people to use then Apache/Passenger
is a great way to do that (although not the only way). At this point,
however, you will need proper domain names for your different sites. No
user is going to want to have to use any other port besides the default
80. So to run multiple sites on one box you need to give them either
different domains or run them under different subdomains.
thanks for your response.
thanks for clarifying that I don't have to touch apache and passenger
for this.
yes, this is purely for local development purposes only.
Of course, when I host it externally, i will have separate domain names.
since, i want to create multiple rails apps in my localhost, i want to
esnure that i am taking atleast a simple path.
It is a big relief to know that i don't have to tweak these apache2
config files.
thanks a ton!
(and sorry if u felt that this was off topic originally. but i really
wanted to get the rails developers point of view..as i am on the road to
developing two different rails apps in my local machine)
For developing I just use "mongrel_rails" locally... no messing around
with apache configurations, and easy to specify which port number to
start on, so several instances can run at once (and another running
through Netbeans for breakpoint debugging).
