From: Daniel N <has.sox@...>
Date: 2008-10-16T19:33:51+09:00
Subject: Re: How to go from a ruby script to a working website?

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On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 8:56 PM, Hoesel, Dani=EBl van <
Daniel.vanHoesel@getronics.com> wrote:

> You could use the Merb-core in combination with the passenger mod for
> Apache. That mod allows you to run rails and merb applications just like =
php
> applications. Just upload and go. And indeed you could use Rails, but it'=
s
> easier to start with a merb application.
>
> Example:
> http://www.modrails.com/documentation/Users%20guide.html#_merb
>
> As you can see passenger mod supports multiple simple frameworks. So mayb=
e
> you could try one of those.
>
> Regards,
>
> Daniel
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: esmero@gmail.com [mailto:esmero@gmail.com]
> Sent: donderdag 16 oktober 2008 11:19
> To: ruby-talk ML
> Subject: How to go from a ruby script to a working website?
>
> As you've probably guessed by the title, total newbie here.
>
> My main interest is developing web stuff, and for that I started
> learning programming through PHP. However, I discovered Ruby and
> immediately fell in love with it.
>
> I started following Chris Pine's Learn to Program and with the knowledge
> I got so far, I started building a few very simple programs of my own.
> The thing is that they're all limited to the Terminal (I have a mac),
> but what I really want is to use them through a web interface (inputs,
> forms, submit, etc) so I can also experiment with Javascript/AJAX.
>
> However, I have no clue how to do that and can't seem to find
> information on it anywhere. It seems the only way to access Ruby
> programs through a webpage is with the aid of frameworks like Rails and
> Merb, and they seem like too much trouble for what would be a simple
> one-page app. I guess could use Camping or only the Merb-core, but I
> would like to understand exactly what I'm doing, and just basically be
> able do it all by myself.
>
> So, what am I missing? What is the link between .rb and .html?
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> \
>

Using merb-core for a one page app is not a silly idea.  You can use it wit=
h
a very_flat (1 file) merb application.

to genearte the stubs to get you going for this use

merb-gen very_flat my_app

then run it with

merb -I <app_file>

HTH
~Daniel

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