Ruby on Rails

How to See Your Running Rails Log in Passenger?

When someone switches over from script/server to Passenger when starting with Ruby on Rails one of the biggest things that they miss is seeing the log output in Terminal. But it’s not too hard to get back.

Open a New Tab in Terminal
In Terminal, At the root of you rails project type: tail -f log/development.log
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How To, Ruby on Rails

Learn Ruby on Rails Fast

The best way to learn Ruby on Rails also happens to be a fast way. Check out these links to get you on your way.
Rails Guides
Ruby on Rails Guides - Official
• Hands down best resource. Everything basic to get you into Rails is covered.
Ruby on Rails Screencasts
I can’t recommend Peepcode enough and I [...]

Ruby on Rails

Capistrano Rails Deploy without SVN or Git

I needed this post when I was just starting on Rails and didn’t know how to set-up SVN and/or Git. I used Blue Box Group Rails Shared Hosting and the really-easy-to-deploy with Capistrano.
It’s pretty easy and I will go through it step-by-step.
1. If you don’t have Capistrano installed go ahead and install it. Using Terminal, [...]

Ruby on Rails

Free SQLite to MySql Converter - Super Easy!

Heres how to copy my a development SQLite Database into a MySQL Production Database in 5 Easy Steps. Here’s the easiest way to do it. Seriously:
1. Install the SQLite Manager Firefox Addon
2. After the Addon is installed, in Firefox, go up to Tools > SQLite Manager (Opens the SQLite Manager Addon Window)
3. Click on the [...]

MySQL, Ruby on Rails, SQLite