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Rails: Install on an external web server? - Greg the dogsitter - 11-28-2007
First off, I'm not sure if "external server" is the correct term. I'm referring to a web server as in, I pay GoofyHosting $10/month for a shared web space on one of their machines.
Can I install Rails on such a web server? I'd somehow need command-line access, right? (SSH? Telnet??) Or is this something that's really only possible on a dedicated or local machine?
Thanks!
GtDS
Re: Rails: Install on an external web server? - IronMac - 11-28-2007
Or get a webhost that already has Rails installed.
Re: Rails: Install on an external web server? - clay - 11-28-2007
I'm guessing in a shared environment you're not going to be able to install, but I could be wrong. You might ask your host if they'd install it or move you to a server that has Rails. The thought of losing a customer might incline them to meet your request, unless they're a giant faceless blob.
Re: Rails: Install on an external web server? - M A V I C - 11-28-2007
As others have said, if it's a shared hosting account you probably wont be able to.
[quote clay]I'm guessing in a shared environment you're not going to be able to install, but I could be wrong. You might ask your host if they'd install it or move you to a server that has Rails. The thought of losing a customer might incline them to meet your request, unless they're a giant faceless blob.
The thought of maintaining one more technology for $10/mo may not appeal to them.
Re: Rails: Install on an external web server? - clay - 11-28-2007
agreed, MAVIC, and that's why if they're not keen on installing Rails or letting GTDS install it, he's probably better off finding a host that offers it by default, like IronMac suggested.
Re: Rails: Install on an external web server? - Greg the dogsitter - 11-28-2007
Thanks, all.