Apache with Ruby

[Henry Ortega]

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I am really new to Ruby. I have just installed Ruby on my Linux box and it
works fine. I need Apache to recognize Ruby scripts and interpret them. Is
mod_ruby the only way to do it?

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[Logan Capaldo]

I am really new to Ruby. I have just installed Ruby on my Linux box
and it
works fine. I need Apache to recognize Ruby scripts and interpret
them. Is
mod_ruby the only way to do it?

You can of course use the regular CGI methods. I.e. start your files
with
#!/path/to/ruby
... script ...

And configure apache to recognize them as cgis (makr them as
executable, put them in cgi-bin or use httpd.conf or .htaccess to
configure apache to recognize .rb files as cgis)

 

[David Vallner]

D=C5=88a Pondelok 03 Apr=C3=ADl 2006 03:03 Logan Capaldo nap=C3=ADsal:

You can of course use the regular CGI methods. I.e. start your files
with
#!/path/to/ruby
... script ...

And configure apache to recognize them as cgis (makr them as
executable, put them in cgi-bin or use httpd.conf or .htaccess to
configure apache to recognize .rb files as cgis)

I'd use mod_fastcgi instead of mod_ruby if you want to avoid the CGI overhe=
ad.

David Vallner

 

[john_sips_tea]

I'd use mod_fastcgi instead of mod_ruby if you want to avoid the

CGI overhead.

Maybe you mis-worded that. Of course, the whole point of using
mod_ruby is to avoid the overhead of using plain old CGI.

 

[john_sips_tea]

Whoops. Sorry -- I see what you were saying now.

 

[john_sips_tea]

Just curious David, why choose mod_fastcgi over mod_ruby?

 

[Daniel Baird]

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Just curious David, why choose mod_fastcgi over mod_ruby?

afaik:

mod_ruby lives in every instance of the server -- so if you have five apach=
e
processes serving ruby stuff, and five processes serving static content, yo=
u
have the ruby interpreter loaded into memory ten times over.

fast cgi gives you the benefit of a long running ruby interpreter (ie unlik=
e
normal cgi, where the ruby interp has to start up fresh for every request),
but still keeps ruby out of the apache footprint, so the Apache process tha=
t
is serving your fav_icon doesn't pay the ruby memory tax.

that's my impression at least -- but I have been humbled in these forums
before, and probably will be again

;Daniel


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