Comments on: New tutorial: Westhost on Rails http://www.easy-reader.net/archives/2005/10/02/new-tutorial-westhost-on-rails/ It’s a work in progress Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:24:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0 by: Ben http://www.easy-reader.net/archives/2005/10/02/new-tutorial-westhost-on-rails/#comment-487 Tue, 16 May 2006 05:04:02 +0000 http://www.easy-reader.net/archives/2005/10/02/new-tutorial-westhost-on-rails/#comment-487 RoR is now available to install from "Site Applications" in your site manager. Hooray. Now if only there was a guide on how to deploy a rails app on Westhost. Hint hint. RoR is now available to install from “Site Applications” in your site manager. Hooray. Now if only there was a guide on how to deploy a rails app on Westhost. Hint hint.

]]> by: Aaron http://www.easy-reader.net/archives/2005/10/02/new-tutorial-westhost-on-rails/#comment-293 Wed, 29 Mar 2006 18:36:34 +0000 http://www.easy-reader.net/archives/2005/10/02/new-tutorial-westhost-on-rails/#comment-293 I'm not sure I can really help you troubleshoot that one, but I would check to see if there is anything in your network setup/firewall/etc. that could be holding you back. I believe MySQL can be set up to limit connections to only those that originate from the local machine (localhost). I know it asks you if you want to allow remote access when you install MySQL at WestHost, but I've not played with it in my own installations. Pehaps that is the root of the problem? Beyond that, I don't think I can help you, sorry. I’m not sure I can really help you troubleshoot that one, but I would check to see if there is anything in your network setup/firewall/etc. that could be holding you back.

I believe MySQL can be set up to limit connections to only those that originate from the local machine (localhost). I know it asks you if you want to allow remote access when you install MySQL at WestHost, but I’ve not played with it in my own installations. Pehaps that is the root of the problem?

Beyond that, I don’t think I can help you, sorry.

]]> by: Roberto Mason http://www.easy-reader.net/archives/2005/10/02/new-tutorial-westhost-on-rails/#comment-292 Wed, 29 Mar 2006 18:15:12 +0000 http://www.easy-reader.net/archives/2005/10/02/new-tutorial-westhost-on-rails/#comment-292 I have a question. What happens if you want to ruby to use a remote mysql server. At home I'm running MYSQL 4.1.12-1. I've been unable to connect to that server. I have a question. What happens if you want to ruby to use a remote mysql server. At home I’m running MYSQL 4.1.12-1. I’ve been unable to connect to that server.

]]> by: Mark J Musante http://www.easy-reader.net/archives/2005/10/02/new-tutorial-westhost-on-rails/#comment-216 Thu, 22 Dec 2005 13:55:48 +0000 http://www.easy-reader.net/archives/2005/10/02/new-tutorial-westhost-on-rails/#comment-216 Thank you for creating this Westhost on Rails tutorial. I just successfully set up my first rails development environment with your help. The only thing I needed to change was this line: <code>AddHandler fastcgi-script fcg fcgi fpl</code> For some reason, apache needed the . character before the suffixes: <code>AddHandler fastcgi-script .fcg .fcgi .fpl</code> Without them, my browser would sit forever loading the page, and the server logs showed a timeout response. Thanks again. Thank you for creating this Westhost on Rails tutorial. I just successfully set up my first rails development environment with your help. The only thing I needed to change was this line:

AddHandler fastcgi-script fcg fcgi fpl

For some reason, apache needed the . character before the suffixes:

AddHandler fastcgi-script .fcg .fcgi .fpl

Without them, my browser would sit forever loading the page, and the server logs showed a timeout response.

Thanks again.

]]> by: Ronak Patel http://www.easy-reader.net/archives/2005/10/02/new-tutorial-westhost-on-rails/#comment-211 Sun, 11 Dec 2005 03:34:10 +0000 http://www.easy-reader.net/archives/2005/10/02/new-tutorial-westhost-on-rails/#comment-211 The WordPress database problem has seemed to fix itself... I've triple checked my domain setup and I don't see any problems. What's odd is that "www.defaultdomain.com" works fine where as "defaultdomain.com" shows the ruby page. Additionally, this problem occurred after installing RoR and Fastcgi. I'll keep looking around and going though httpd.conf. Maybe i'll spot something. Thanks for your help! The WordPress database problem has seemed to fix itself…

I’ve triple checked my domain setup and I don’t see any problems. What’s odd is that “www.defaultdomain.com” works fine where as “defaultdomain.com” shows the ruby page. Additionally, this problem occurred after installing RoR and Fastcgi. I’ll keep looking around and going though httpd.conf. Maybe i’ll spot something. Thanks for your help!

]]> by: Aaron http://www.easy-reader.net/archives/2005/10/02/new-tutorial-westhost-on-rails/#comment-209 Fri, 09 Dec 2005 13:57:22 +0000 http://www.easy-reader.net/archives/2005/10/02/new-tutorial-westhost-on-rails/#comment-209 Take another look at your Domain Management tab in the Site Manager. There is a default directory for the domain (listed in the table at the bottom of the Domain Management page) and then you can click through to the domain itself via the top listing to modify the hostnames for that domain. My guess is that your domain and your www hostname are not pointing to the same place. As for your WordPress problem, I'm not sure what the issue is. There should be no conflict and I run WordPress and Rails together on the same box (this one) with no problems. I would check your database connection settings. Take another look at your Domain Management tab in the Site Manager. There is a default directory for the domain (listed in the table at the bottom of the Domain Management page) and then you can click through to the domain itself via the top listing to modify the hostnames for that domain. My guess is that your domain and your www hostname are not pointing to the same place.

As for your WordPress problem, I’m not sure what the issue is. There should be no conflict and I run WordPress and Rails together on the same box (this one) with no problems. I would check your database connection settings.

]]> by: Ronak Patel http://www.easy-reader.net/archives/2005/10/02/new-tutorial-westhost-on-rails/#comment-208 Fri, 09 Dec 2005 04:07:59 +0000 http://www.easy-reader.net/archives/2005/10/02/new-tutorial-westhost-on-rails/#comment-208 If I access www.defaultdomain.com, everything is fine. But if I access defaultdomain.com I get the Ruby page. Also, have you run into any problems after installing the mysql gem? My wordpress install is no longer connecting to the mysql database. On a side note, thanks for putting together an awesome tutorial! If I access www.defaultdomain.com, everything is fine. But if I access defaultdomain.com I get the Ruby page.

Also, have you run into any problems after installing the mysql gem? My wordpress install is no longer connecting to the mysql database.

On a side note, thanks for putting together an awesome tutorial!

]]> by: Ronak Patel http://www.easy-reader.net/archives/2005/10/02/new-tutorial-westhost-on-rails/#comment-207 Fri, 09 Dec 2005 03:46:15 +0000 http://www.easy-reader.net/archives/2005/10/02/new-tutorial-westhost-on-rails/#comment-207 Hmm. Rails was already installed to another directory /var/www/demo. That directory is already pointing to demo.anotherdomain.com which was created with the Site Manager. Hmm. Rails was already installed to another directory /var/www/demo. That directory is already pointing to demo.anotherdomain.com which was created with the Site Manager.

]]> by: Aaron http://www.easy-reader.net/archives/2005/10/02/new-tutorial-westhost-on-rails/#comment-206 Fri, 09 Dec 2005 03:04:22 +0000 http://www.easy-reader.net/archives/2005/10/02/new-tutorial-westhost-on-rails/#comment-206 Without the full story (and access to your box), my best guess is that you installed your Rails app in /var/www/html/ which is why you are seeing it as the default. To accomplish what I think you want, it seems like you need to do the following <ul> <li>create a new directory for your Rails install (/var/www/rails or some such),</li> <li>use the WestHost Site Manager to add the "demo" hostname to your "anotherdomain.com" DNS record,</li> <li>point the "demo" hostname at the newly created directory (/var/www/rails), and then</li> <li>fix your defaultdomain.com directory.</li> </ul> Without the full story (and access to your box), my best guess is that you installed your Rails app in /var/www/html/ which is why you are seeing it as the default. To accomplish what I think you want, it seems like you need to do the following

  • create a new directory for your Rails install (/var/www/rails or some such),
  • use the WestHost Site Manager to add the “demo” hostname to your “anotherdomain.com” DNS record,
  • point the “demo” hostname at the newly created directory (/var/www/rails), and then
  • fix your defaultdomain.com directory.
]]> by: Ronak Patel http://www.easy-reader.net/archives/2005/10/02/new-tutorial-westhost-on-rails/#comment-205 Thu, 08 Dec 2005 21:20:33 +0000 http://www.easy-reader.net/archives/2005/10/02/new-tutorial-westhost-on-rails/#comment-205 I have multiple domains pointing to different directories, with for example defaultdomain.com being the domain my westhost account was created with. It is in /var/www/html. Now I installed the demo in the tutorial under demo.anotherdomain.com. I have everything up and running fine. The only problem now is when I go to defaultdomain.com, I am shown the Ruby on Rails default page. All I want Ruby to point to is demo.anotherdomain.com, but it seems like it has taken over my default domain also. What can I do? Does it have something to do with the VirtualHosts in httpd.conf? Thanks! I have multiple domains pointing to different directories, with for example defaultdomain.com being the domain my westhost account was created with. It is in /var/www/html. Now I installed the demo in the tutorial under demo.anotherdomain.com.

I have everything up and running fine. The only problem now is when I go to defaultdomain.com, I am shown the Ruby on Rails default page. All I want Ruby to point to is demo.anotherdomain.com, but it seems like it has taken over my default domain also.

What can I do? Does it have something to do with the VirtualHosts in httpd.conf? Thanks!

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