From: David Vallner <david@...>
Date: 2007-02-20T23:28:24+09:00
Subject: Re: Help Me

On Tue, 20 Feb 2007 15:06:21 +0100, Decky Fiyemonda <df_1412@yahoo.com>  
wrote:

> Hi everyone iam new here but iam not in ruby.
>
> How to make Web page with Ruby, and is ruby can run along with PHP?
>


A) *twitch*
B) If you're used to PHP, probably the easiest way would be to use  
mod_ruby [http://www.modruby.net/en/], or WEBrick  
[http://www.webrick.org/]. The latter site has some code in the "HTTP  
server" section that should get you started. I think[1] WEBrick by default  
will handle files with the extension .rhtml as ERB files, which are the  
closest you'll get to the way PHP works - the basic difference is that you  
write <% your_code_here %> instead of <?php ... ?>.

I've never installed mod_ruby, so someone else (e.g. Google) can give you  
a step-by-step walkthrough through the process. Stating what operating  
system you use would help if you decide to go that way.

C) Depends on how you define "run along with". If you use mod_ruby (more  
complicated to install), you can run both the languages with one Apache  
server, probably depending on the file extension. This is where WEBrick is  
more complicated, because it will be a Ruby-specific server independent of  
your Apache. But it's possible (and fairly easy once you understand the  
principles) to set up Apache so that it asks a running WEBrick to handle  
your .rhtml files, using either mod_proxy (if all your .rhtml files are in  
a single directory you're serving with WEBrick), or mod_rewrite (this is a  
more complicated solution, where you'll have both Apache or WEBrick serve  
the same directory, but only tell Apache to turn to WEBrick for the ones  
whose filenames end in .rhtml).  
[http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/urlmapping.html]  
[http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_proxy.html]  
[http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_rewrite.html]

There are many, many other ways to make Ruby-based websites, but I think  
these are the easiest to get you going given that you mention PHP and  
based on an uneducated guess of mine at your current level of competence.  
(I'm sure others will chime in describing those.)

David Vallner