Forum: Mongrel Static files and mongrel

Hi

how does mongrel (without rails or merb) handles Static files? Do I
have to create a handler for static file handling?

Thanks

Emmanuel

On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 2:45 PM, Emmanuel Pinault <seatmanu@gmail.com> 
wrote:
> Hi
>
> how does mongrel (without rails or merb) handles Static files? Do I have to
> create a handler for static file handling?

Use the DirHandler.  It's one of the standard handlers bundled with
Mongrel.  If you look at the Mongrel code, it is in the
mongrel/handlers.rb file.

The general advice, to let whatever is upstream of Mongrel handle
static files, is good advice, though.


Kirk Haines

Oh, I though it was just for Directory listing. Does it handle
automatically the MIME type? I see in the doc that there are
references to a mimes.yml

thanks for the advice. This is not meant for production system but
more simulator so should be fine. Otherwise I use Apache or any other
web server usually to pick up the static files then have mongrel just
handle dynamic part

Thanks

Emmanuel