Ruby on Rails + SSL + ISPConfig + Apache 2.0 + Mongrel
If you are using ISPConfig to manage the virtual hosts on your web server, you will notice that there is no way to separate SSL vs non-SSL Apache directives using the standard web interface. This is a...
View ArticleSetting Up Subversion And Apache for Ruby on Rails Development
I’ve been asked several times how I have my Ruby on Rails development environment set up. The most frequently misunderstood aspect of a Rails development environment is that you do not have to have...
View ArticlePHP vs Ruby – Practical Language Differences
I have been developing PHP applications professionally for over 7 years. About a year ago, I decided to try developing some Ruby on Rails applications. My main Ruby on Rails projects have included an...
View ArticleHow To Remove External Repositories From Subversion
I was trying out a plugin in my Ruby on Rails application and decided not to use it. Apparently, when I installed the plugin, a reference to it was added to my subversion repository. Since the...
View ArticleHow To Implement A Ruby on Rails style before_filter With The PHP Zend Framework
I often use this when implementing a simple login screen for a password protected section of my application. In a Zend Framework application you can implement a preDispatch() function in a...
View ArticleMy 2 Cents On Web Hosting
People regularly ask me where to host their websites. This is pretty much what I tell everybody. RackSpace Is The Best Unless You Don’t Want To Pay For Managed Hosting Or You Want Ruby on Rails Support...
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