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mod_ruby Install Guide

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• ((<Install>))
• ((<Configure Apache>))
• ((<Use eRuby>))

Install

Install mod_ruby like this:

  $ tar zxvf mod_ruby-x.y.z.tar.gz
  $ cd mod_ruby-x.y.z/
  $ ./configure.rb --with-apxs=/usr/local/apache/bin/apxs
  $ make
  # make install

Configure Apache

Add these lines to httpd.conf.

  LoadModule ruby_module /usr/local/apache/libexec/mod_ruby.so

  # ClearModuleList
  # AddModule mod_ruby.c

  <IfModule mod_ruby.c>
    RubyRequire apache/ruby-run

    # Excucute files under /ruby as Ruby scripts
    <Location /ruby>
    SetHandler ruby-object
    RubyHandler Apache::RubyRun.instance
    </Location>

    # Execute *.rbx files as Ruby scripts
    <Files *.rbx>
    SetHandler ruby-object
    RubyHandler Apache::RubyRun.instance
    </Files>
  </IfModule>

Use eRuby

Install eruby, and add these lines to httpd.conf.

  <IfModule mod_ruby.c>
    RubyRequire apache/eruby-run

    # Handle files under /eruby as eRuby files
    <Location /eruby>
    SetHandler ruby-object
    RubyHandler Apache::ERubyRun.instance
    </Location>

    # Handle *.rhtml files as eRuby files
    <Files *.rhtml>
    SetHandler ruby-object
    RubyHandler Apache::ERubyRun.instance
    </Files>
  </IfModule>

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