From: james@...
Date: 2002-04-08T12:12:52+09:00
Subject: RE: Switching from PHP to Ruby - Comments Please


> From: Jim Freeze [mailto:jim@freeze.org]

> Ok, help me out here. What are the possible configurations for running
> a ruby website. Here is the list according to my understanding:
>
> 3. mod_ruby/eruby
>     a. eruby allows ruby code to be embeded into any text document.
>        mod_ruby lets Apache call eruby to process a ruby encoded file.
>     b. Can FCGI or FastCGI be used here to speed things up, or is it
>        enough that each apache process has its own ruby process.
>     c. What about the future with Apache 2.0. Will threads help here?
>

You do not need eruby to use mod_ruby.  You can write your scripts as you
would for CGI, but call them through mod_ruby rather than CGI.  Likewise,
you can use eruby as a CGI app.


James