From: Eko Budi Setiyo <contact_us@...>
Date: 2005-02-17T12:23:46+09:00
Subject: Re: installed ruby on linux without su access

James Britt wrote:

> Eko Budi Setiyo wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Beside http://www.rubygarden.org/ruby?RubyWithoutRoot
>> is there any tutorial to help me really install ruby on linux without 
>> root access.
>> I am trying to installed it on hosting company where I host my website.
>
>
> What sort of access do you have? telnet? ssh? ftp?
>
> I've had success compiling Ruby (including running autoconf) on a 
> remote hosting site where all I had was ftp and http access; I wrote 
> perl and php scripts, called them through a Web page, and ended up 
> with ruby installed under my home dir.
>
> Life got better after that.
>
>
>
> James
>
>
>
One more, I don't use Perly, but PHP is my other language beside Ruby. 
The hosting already installe ruby 1.65 but the said they don't support 
ruby 1.8x currently. So I need to do it my self.

regards
Eko