The most common way to host a RoR app is through a Mongrel and Apache setup. This article sums up some different hosting providers that use this setup.
For the record: Hosting your RoR app in a Mongrel/ Apache setup is most effective when your website is attracting more than 1000 visitors a day or when you want faster page loads. (more than 100 visitors a day).
A fun way to learn more about Ruby on Rails techniques or plugins is by watching screencast tutorials. Screencasts are short movies covering a specific problem or technique. They are very useful if you are planning on building something with a technique you haven’t used before.
Let’s say you are planning on integrating PayPal into your rails app. Railscasts has a clear screencast on that topic, giving you a runthrough and a example of the entire process needed for ingegrating PayPal.
Currently I am working on a new Ruby on Rails based Content Management System. I decided to write my own because I am not happy with the complicity of most existing content systems out there. (WordPress, Drupal, Joomla etc.)
Following the Less is more principle this new CMS is going to have some powerfull and fun to use functions. After doing a lot of research and following up on companies such as 37Signals, Shopify and Wollzelle I decided to build this system on a subscription based payment principle.
This article is going to be the first of small series following the process off building this new web service. During the development process I will give you updates and share tips as they come along.
The first time I heard about Ruby on Rails was when I stumbled upon the rubyonrails.org website. After seeing the video on how you could build a simple blog in under ten minutes I was sold.
Being an active PHP developer I was struggling to find the right programming standards and classes in order for me to have some base that I could use for faster and more secure development. Ruby on Rails has all these standards bundled into its own framework. Form validations and SQL injections are easy to overcome with Ruby on Rails and that in turn gives you more time to spend on the fun part: User interaction and!
Still a bit skeptic about the whole Ruby on Rails thing? I have collected seven great open-source apps that are written in Ruby on Rails and can be used straight out of the box. Most of them have great looking interfaces and a large user force supporting them. One of my favorites is LovdByLess. A creative looking social network site with nice features and infrastructure.
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