Holy shit, 10 days without a blog post? Fear not, I have been coding! Just not writing about coding.
So here's where I'm at now. I'm near the end of the practical section of Agile Web Development. The chapter I'm on now is about deployment and I'm having trouble setting up a virtual Apache server and actually getting Depot to deploy. Everything appears to be installed correctly, but I can't get everything tied together correctly.
How do I find my host name? I'll need to define it as depot.hostname.com in my Apache configuration file. I thought it would just be depot.localhost.com, or perhaps depot.127.0.0.1.com, but neither of those worked.
I also had trouble editing my hosts file. I'm able to open it through the terminal, but it won't allow me to make changes.
Still, this headache is a minor set back. I know it's something I need to learn, but for now I think learning more actual coding will be more useful to me. Any good recommendations for new books? I really liked Agile Web Development, so I might look into something else by the Pragmatic Programmers. Not sure if Advanced Rails Recipes would be beyond me or not.
Showing posts with label server. Show all posts
Showing posts with label server. Show all posts
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Sunday, March 20, 2011
More beginning Rails work
I'm still working through the beginning Rails tutorial, creating my VERY OWN BLOG. This tutorial has been incredibly helpful and everything I've been instructed to do has both worked on the first try and made complete sense. I've got a better understanding of HOW Rails works on a server. Here are some questions about that, however.
Say I create an application, test it on a local server and everything is fine and I'm ready to put it on a web server. Does the code need further editing, to tie it to a web server, or does it work automagically?
It's my understanding SQLite is fine for smaller web apps, but if I thought the application would have wider appeal, is this the point I'd have to edit the code to work with MySQL? Maybe I'm getting ahead of myself. (Again)
I feel like another piece of the puzzle fell into place today. I've always wondered HOW Ruby does what it does on the web, and Rails is the answer. Then I'd wondered how Rails worked and this MARVELOUS tutorial is really shedding some light on the question. This tutorial is also good at demonstrating how and when you create and edit functionality.
It's refreshing to be working on something different, too. Beginning Ruby has been a great resource and I'll definitely come back and work on some more projects, but I was really getting frustrated due to my problems installing MySQL and my foolish insistence on following the book TO THE LETTER.
Say I create an application, test it on a local server and everything is fine and I'm ready to put it on a web server. Does the code need further editing, to tie it to a web server, or does it work automagically?
It's my understanding SQLite is fine for smaller web apps, but if I thought the application would have wider appeal, is this the point I'd have to edit the code to work with MySQL? Maybe I'm getting ahead of myself. (Again)
I feel like another piece of the puzzle fell into place today. I've always wondered HOW Ruby does what it does on the web, and Rails is the answer. Then I'd wondered how Rails worked and this MARVELOUS tutorial is really shedding some light on the question. This tutorial is also good at demonstrating how and when you create and edit functionality.
It's refreshing to be working on something different, too. Beginning Ruby has been a great resource and I'll definitely come back and work on some more projects, but I was really getting frustrated due to my problems installing MySQL and my foolish insistence on following the book TO THE LETTER.
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