From: "John N. Alegre" <info@...>
Date: 2006-03-21T22:33:50+09:00
Subject: Re: Web server recommendations?

Mark J. Reed wrote:

> I want my website to include a mixture of static HTML pages, RAILS apps,
> some simpler dynamic pages using eruby, and maybe even the occasional
> PHP page (gasp! horror! no!).  Definitely care most about the Ruby
> support.
> 
> So what web server do you recommend?  Apache 1.3.x?  Apache 2.x?  Should
> I use mod_ruby or fastcgi?  What does RAILS integrate best with?
> 
> Thanks for any suggestions.
>
This is a loaded responce because I am looking for comments on my solution
but my solution has certainly been working for me.

With Apache 2.0.6 and Rails 1.0.0, I run my Rails apps under the WEBrick
default on a non public port.  I then have Apache direct Rails app requests
to that port on localhost.  I am not running fastCGI just normal stock
Apache with no mods.  I have even done this with WEBrick running on a
separate box on my LAN where Apache is on an OS X system and WEBrick is on
a linux boxen.

Now .. I do not get a ton of hits and I would guess there is a scale issue
here.  But it has worked for me with moderate load.

Comments?
john