From: Jim Freeze <jim@...>
Date: 2002-04-11T11:49:58+09:00
Subject: Re: Switching from PHP to Ruby - Comments Please

Sean:

I have installed mod_ruby and eruby.
I am updating the httpd.conf file, but have a few questions
about the extent of the options. When I install php, I
don't need near the amount of config options.

# If the ruby module is installed, this will be enabled.
     10 <IfModule mod_ruby.c>
     11   # for Apache::RubyRun
     12   RubyRequire apache/ruby-run
     13
     14   # exec files under /ruby as ruby scripts.
=> What is exec files for. Is this equivalent to cgi-bin folder?
     15   <Location /ruby>  
     16     SetHandler ruby-object       
     17     RubyHandler Apache::RubyRun.instance
     18     Options ExecCGI
     19   </Location>
     20
=> What is this? Specifying file extension inside /ruby?
     21   # exec *.rbx as ruby scripts.
     22   <Files *.rbx>   
     23     SetHandler ruby-object
     24     RubyHandler Apache::RubyRun.instance
     25   </Files>
     26
     27   # # for Apache::ERubyRun
     28   # RubyRequire apache/eruby-run
     29   #
     30   # # handle files under /eruby as eRuby files by eruby.
     31   # <Location /eruby>
     32   #   SetHandler ruby-object
     33   #   RubyHandler Apache::ERubyRun.instance
=> What is the ExecCGI for?
     34   #   Options ExecCGI
     35   # </Location>
     36   #
=> So all .rthml files are parsed by eruby?
     37   # # handle *.rhtml as eruby files.
     38   # <Files *.rhtml>
     39   #   SetHandler ruby-object
     40   #   RubyHandler Apache::ERubyRun.instance
     41   # </Files>
     42 
     43   # # for Apache::ERbRun
     44   # RubyRequire apache/erb-run
     45   #
     46   # # handle files under /erb as eRuby files by ERb.
     47   # <Location /erb>
     48   #   SetHandler ruby-object
     49   #   RubyHandler Apache::ERbRun.instance
     50   #   Options ExecCGI
     51   # </Location>
     52
     53   # # for debug
     54   # RubyRequire auto-reload
     55 </IfModule>

Also, PHP has the following
   DirectoryIndex index.php index.php3 index.html

Why does mod ruby not require something like:
   DirectoryIndex index.rbx index.rhtml


Thanks
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Jim Freeze
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