From: dusty <dusty.doris@...>
Date: 2007-11-07T12:00:13+09:00
Subject: Re: Write webpages in Ruby without Rails? - Newb Question

On Nov 6, 7:51 pm, rgossen <rgos...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I am a programming newb and I just bought the book "Software
> Engineering for Internet Applications," and I need a server to go
> through the labs.  Unfortunately, the extent of my server experience
> is using script/server in Rails.  To do these labs, I need to write
> webpages in Ruby without Rails (or any framework), but I am not sure
> exactly how to go about it.
>
> I started to use the Apache 1.3 webserver that comes with os x and
> attempted to install eruby.  That doesn't seem to be working.  I am
> thinking there has to be an easier way.  Is there a way for me to use
> Mongrel or Webrick outside of Rails?  I initially installed everything
> using the Hivelogic instructions.

Check out webrick.  Here is a simple script that will do a directory
listing on wherever you run it.  Just open up your browser to port
2000.

Now, to get it to actually output html content-types and all, will
require some more work.  But, perhaps this will get you started.

#!/bin/env ruby
require 'webrick'
include WEBrick

s = HTTPServer.new(
  :Port            => 2000,
  :DocumentRoot    => Dir::pwd
)

trap("INT"){ s.shutdown }
s.start