From: James Britt <james_b@...>
Date: 2006-03-22T01:08:50+09:00
Subject: Re: Web server recommendations?

John N. Alegre wrote:
> 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.

Have you looked at Mongrel?  It's a Ruby + C Webserver in the vein of 
WEBrick, but far zippier.

-- 
James Britt

"In Ruby, no one cares who your parents were, all they care
  about is if you know  what you are talking about."
   - Logan Capaldo