Rails on Plesk: Complete guide

[Cranky]

Installing an application template on a VE takes seconds if they know what they're doing. You ought to consider moving provider.

Anyway, if you modify /etc/yum.conf and add:

[base]
name=Atomic Rocket Turtle - $releasever - Base OS RPMS mirror
baseurl=http://3es.atomicrocketturtle.com/3rd-party/base/3ES/

[updates]
name=Atomic Rocket Turtle - $releasever - OS Update RPMS mirror
baseurl=http://3es.atomicrocketturtle.com/3rd-party/updates/3ES/

Then do a

yum install gcc

You should be sorted.

 

[phirschybar]

hey.. just got word from Media Temple and they say they will install developer tools on the server.. hopefully today. Should that include gcc?

If so, we'll see where this goes...

 

[Cranky]

Yes, it includes gcc.

 

[phirschybar]

Hey Cranky,

I know you are an administrator for a big hosting provider. What is your take on dealing with your customer's 3rd party software issues? Like if somebody needs to recompile php or needs plesk related help, like help with upgrading... do you guys do it for them or do you claim that you wont get involved with 3rd party software?

 

[Cranky]

It'd depend on the issue and the type of package the customer is using. Our VPS packages are fully-managed meaning we support all software which is pre-installed with the VPS (i.e. Plesk, apache, qmail, proftpd, etc.). We also look after updates and security. Third-party software we can install and/or help with sometimes (such as shoutcast), but we'll always give assistance if we can even if it's just pointing in the direction of external help such as a forum or mailing list post. We tend to offer more help than most, but obviously we can't support every possible 3rd-party package.

 

[phirschybar]

see, thats such a great attitude. I dont want to go on a media temple rant but there have been a number of times where the response from them is "no way we're touching that" even though it was software that THEY pre-installed and enforce using.. At the very least they should point you in the right direction.. ehich doesn;t always happen.

 

[Cranky]

You should change provider.

 

[phirschybar]

any suggestions ?

 

[poke]

Try Cranky You really should change your hosting provider though, I only host VPSes for local friends at the moment, but I would never give out some of the media temple answers.


good luck!

 

[jamesyeeoc]

@phirschybar - I was just wondering if Media Temple ever installed the devel tools they said they were going to....

 

[phirschybar]

nope, not yet.

I asked for a ballpark timeframe too but they havent responded. This was many hours ago.

man I was soo close to switching hosts... I mainly just wanted support for rails so I gave Dreamhost a spin... Dreamhost was great so far but I had some issues with not having a real "virtual" server environment there. They only offer a shared plan or a fully dedicated server plan. Really nice people and good service there but just wasn't gonna cut it as I want to have root access and a local mysql service... oh well.

I am somewhat married to MT right now because they are hosting like 25 domains for me and switching completly is not in the cards. I will give them the benefit of the doubt..

Anyways, I'll keep you all posted on the progress.. thanks for taking interest!!!

 

[phirschybar]

Originally posted by Cranky

Anyway, if you modify /etc/yum.conf and add:

[base]
name=Atomic Rocket Turtle - $releasever - Base OS RPMS mirror
baseurl=http://3es.atomicrocketturtle.com/3rd-party/base/3ES/

[updates]
name=Atomic Rocket Turtle - $releasever - OS Update RPMS mirror
baseurl=http://3es.atomicrocketturtle.com/3rd-party/updates/3ES/

Then do a

yum install gcc

You should be sorted. [/B]

Thanks Cranky! Trying this now and it looks like its working.

 

[phirschybar]

so close yet so far...

Alright so i am up to step 3 and I am now pulling my hair out!!

For installing mod_fastcgi on the make command I get:

[root@as mod_fastcgi-2.4.2]# make
Makefile:12: /usr/lib/httpd/build/special.mk: No such file or directory
make: *** No rule to make target `/usr/lib/httpd/build/special.mk'. Stop.

I also tried it without editing the Makefile.

 

[jamesyeeoc]

On your ES3 server, can you verify where Apache2 is installed?

/usr/local/apache2
or
/usr/lib/httpd
or
some other directory?

and I'm assuming you have Apache 2.0, not 1.3

 

[phirschybar]

hmm.. yep I am trying to figure that out...

 

[jamesyeeoc]

Try doing:

locate /apache |grep '/usr' |more

or

locate /httpd |grep '/usr' |more

or something similar to that...

 

[phirschybar]

/usr/sbin/httpd.worker
/usr/sbin/httpd
/usr/share/doc/httpd-2.0.46
/usr/share/doc/httpd-2.0.46/ABOUT_APACHE
/usr/share/doc/httpd-2.0.46/CHANGES
/usr/share/doc/httpd-2.0.46/LICENSE
/usr/share/doc/httpd-2.0.46/README
/usr/share/doc/httpd-2.0.46/migration.css
/usr/share/doc/httpd-2.0.46/migration.html
/usr/share/man/man8/httpd.8.gz
/usr/lib/httpd
/usr/lib/httpd/modules
/usr/lib/httpd/modules/mod_auth_anon.so
/usr/lib/httpd/modules/mod_access.so
/usr/lib/httpd/modules/mod_actions.so
/usr/lib/httpd/modules/mod_alias.so
/usr/lib/httpd/modules/mod_asis.so

.. and the modules go on like this... etc etc...

 

[phirschybar]

the apache search returns:

/usr/sbin/apachectl
/usr/share/doc/mod_perl-1.99_09/docs/devel/core/apache_integration.pod
/usr/share/man/man8/apachectl.8.gz
/usr/share/vim/vim62/syntax/apachestyle.vim
/usr/share/vim/vim62/syntax/apache.vim
/usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/mod_python/apache.py
/usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/mod_python/apache.pyc
/usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/mod_python/apache.pyo
/usr/local/psa/admin/icons/apache_pb.gif
/usr/local/psa/admin/icons/apache_pb.png
/usr/local/frontpage/version5.0/apache-fp

 

[jamesyeeoc]

Ok, so your apache is located in:

/usr/lib/httpd

You did modify the Makefile to reflect this path? Did you use a Windows editor (such as notepad)? Or a Linux editor (nano, pico, vi)??

 

[phirschybar]

yes. using vi. My Makefile looks like:

#
# Makefile for Apache2
#

builddir = .

top_dir = /usr/lib/httpd

top_srcdir = ${top_dir}
top_builddir = ${top_dir}

include ${top_builddir}/build/special.mk

APXS = apxs
APACHECTL = apachectl

#DEFS=-Dmy_define=my_value
#INCLUDES=-Imy/include/dir
#LIBS=-Lmy/lib/dir -lmylib

all: local-shared-build

install: install-modules

clean:
-rm -f *.o *.lo *.slo *.la