From: Jim Freeze <jim@...>
Date: 2002-04-08T12:15:24+09:00
Subject: Re: Switching from PHP to Ruby - Comments Please

On Mon, Apr 08, 2002 at 12:12:52PM +0900, james@rubyxml.com wrote:
> 
> > 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.
> 
Is one way preferred over the other?
> 
> James
> 
> 
> 

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Jim Freeze
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