# Rails **URL:** https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby-on-rails/6.md?page=1129 [Latest](https://www.ruby-forum.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://www.ruby-forum.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://www.ruby-forum.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1130 --- ## [Ruby on Rails -\> Friendster or Facebook like website?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-on-rails-friendster-or-facebook-like-website/152942)
**Author:** [@pain](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pain)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2008, 11:12am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-on-rails-friendster-or-facebook-like-website/152942 "2008-11-12T11:12:35Z")
Hi guys, I am new to RoR, and I just installed it on my computer. I am planning of building a social networking website like friendster or facebook. At first, I was thinking of using Php and MySQL, however, recently,… --- ## [Rails site for mobile devices too](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-site-for-mobile-devices-too/153047)
**Author:** [@Ricardo\_Sazima](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Ricardo_Sazima)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2008, 10:29am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-site-for-mobile-devices-too/153047 "2008-11-12T10:29:41Z")
Guys, Need help on how to serve pages for mobile devices. Can someone point out a couple of references to start? I’ve been reading some materials and already have a couple of questions: Is WAP (WML) still needed … --- ## [JOBS: Seeking Ruby On Rails Developer - Rupture San Francisco](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/jobs-seeking-ruby-on-rails-developer-rupture-san-francisco/153108)
**Author:** [@StephK](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/StephK)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2008, 10:28am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/jobs-seeking-ruby-on-rails-developer-rupture-san-francisco/153108 "2008-11-12T10:28:30Z")
Rupture is a new service for gamers that allows them to take control of their gaming identity and interact and track their own communities across all games and platforms. Rupture’s innovative feature set will allow yo… --- ## [.htaccess](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/htaccess/153103)
**Author:** [@Abhishek\_shukla](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Abhishek_shukla)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2008, 9:08am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/htaccess/153103 "2008-11-12T09:08:08Z")
Hello friends. I have hosted my application on bluehost and from cpanel i created a rails application which is generated inside my public\_html folder. ~/public\_html/myapp then i followed the following steps ln -s ~/… --- ## [New Version of IBM\_DB Rails Adapter/Driver for IBM DataServers now available](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-version-of-ibm-db-rails-adapter-driver-for-ibm-dataservers-now-available/152673)
**Author:** [@praveen](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/praveen)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2008, 8:45am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-version-of-ibm-db-rails-adapter-driver-for-ibm-dataservers-now-available/152673 "2008-11-12T08:45:18Z")
Hi All, New version of IBM\_DB (1.0.0) is now available. To download visit the site http://rubyforge.org/projects/rubyibm/. This release of ibm\_db provides support for secure connections using SSL feature of DB2 in th… --- ## [Simple Captcha](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/simple-captcha/153077)
**Author:** [@thabenksta](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/thabenksta)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2008, 5:38am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/simple-captcha/153077 "2008-11-12T05:38:17Z")
Hello. Is “Simple Captcha” plugin the best way to implement Captcha (or similar functionality) in Rails? Thanks. --- ## [Default Finder file icon for erb files](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/default-finder-file-icon-for-erb-files/153093)
**Author:** [@paulbutcher](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/paulbutcher)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2008, 2:48am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/default-finder-file-icon-for-erb-files/153093 "2008-11-12T02:48:27Z")
I use Textmate and Mac OS 10.5. How do I make Mac OS display a Textmate file icon in Finder view by deafult? --- ## [Webservice with Ruby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/webservice-with-ruby/152815)
**Author:** [@Kittu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Kittu)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2008, 2:35am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/webservice-with-ruby/152815 "2008-11-12T02:35:35Z")
Right now we are using java based webservices and want to move them to ruby on rails webservice. I did not find any ActionWebservice package under gems folder. I appreciate if anyone can help me to find examples on SO… --- ## [\[Off-topic\] What is the market rate for Ruby on Rails jobs?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/off-topic-what-is-the-market-rate-for-ruby-on-rails-jobs/67680)
**Author:** [@phillyloco](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/phillyloco)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2008, 1:32am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/off-topic-what-is-the-market-rate-for-ruby-on-rails-jobs/67680 "2008-11-12T01:32:53Z")
Hello, I’m currently in the market for a full-time position and saw a job opening for a ruby on rails developer in the area (north-west US). The position pays between $40k and $45k / year. This seemed pretty low to m… --- ## [Adding an item into a basket with link\_to](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/adding-an-item-into-a-basket-with-link-to/153086)
**Author:** [@panatura](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/panatura)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2008, 12:57am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/adding-an-item-into-a-basket-with-link-to/153086 "2008-11-12T00:57:41Z")
Hi there, well, I’m trying to follow an idea I’ve seen somewhere else but can’t get it customized to my needs. Situation: I have a plant model, a user model and a garden model. Plant model has\_many :gardens User mod… --- ## [Time departure of timestamp and realtime](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/time-departure-of-timestamp-and-realtime/152872)
**Author:** [@chaosbanane](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/chaosbanane)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2008, 11:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/time-departure-of-timestamp-and-realtime/152872 "2008-11-11T23:56:35Z")
Hi How can remove a difference of 1 houre from the timestamp and the real time? If i type date in my linux shell, the result fits to the real date and time but in my application is it 1 houre earlier. Greeting Chaos … --- ## [Really old dates in rails](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/really-old-dates-in-rails/153078)
**Author:** [@MartOn](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/MartOn)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2008, 11:49pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/really-old-dates-in-rails/153078 "2008-11-11T23:49:19Z")
Hello Im planning to store really old dates, but it seems Rails are having trouble with that. Are there any date types I can use that support dates older than for instance 1900? /MartOn --- ## [What is the best approach?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-is-the-best-approach/153060)
**Author:** [@elioncho](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/elioncho)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2008, 11:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-is-the-best-approach/153060 "2008-11-11T23:29:25Z")
Hello everyone, I am working on an app where the url needs to begin with the group\_id because the user will always navigate inside a group, its events and posts. XXX Sex - Free Porn Videos at XXX.com… My question is… --- ## [Should installing a plugin add some files to the lib folder?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/should-installing-a-plugin-add-some-files-to-the-lib-folder/152992)
**Author:** [@comopasta](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/comopasta)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2008, 11:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/should-installing-a-plugin-add-some-files-to-the-lib-folder/152992 "2008-11-11T23:22:14Z")
Hi, I have recently regenerated some old projects. In those I was using restful\_authentication and also now role\_requirement plugins. In order to get those working I need to have some files in the lib folder, authent… --- ## [Should I get Agile Web Development with Rails (Pragmatic Programmers) Book?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/should-i-get-agile-web-development-with-rails-pragmatic-programmers-book/153046)
**Author:** [@bena](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bena)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2008, 10:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/should-i-get-agile-web-development-with-rails-pragmatic-programmers-book/153046 "2008-11-11T22:27:33Z")
I’m an experienced programmer, working for a lot of years in the industry, and have been learning Ruby recently. I wondered if it was a good idea to buy the Agile Web D. with Rails (Pragmatic Programmers) book, or sho… --- ## [Multiple controllers links](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/multiple-controllers-links/152876)
**Author:** [@chandraruby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/chandraruby)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2008, 10:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/multiple-controllers-links/152876 "2008-11-11T22:12:15Z")
Hello experts, I’ve got two different models and controllers. Lets call them Author and Book respectively. Also Author has\_many :books, and Book belong\_to :author. with this setup I get urls looking like http://loc… --- ## [Rails Engineer Wanted in Boulder, CO](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-engineer-wanted-in-boulder-co/153074)
**Author:** [@sean](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sean)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2008, 10:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-engineer-wanted-in-boulder-co/153074 "2008-11-11T22:06:15Z")
We’re a small, funded startup in Boulder, CO looking to hire a Rails engineer, preferably with Flex experience as well. We’re still in stealth mode at this point, but I can say that we’re targeting the mapping and GI… --- ## [Webservices in rubyonrails](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/webservices-in-rubyonrails/152944)
**Author:** [@ravindra](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ravindra)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2008, 10:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/webservices-in-rubyonrails/152944 "2008-11-11T22:03:53Z")
I am new to the rubyonrails. I installed the rails 2.1.2 . To work on webservices I installed the gem actionwebservice 1.2.6 By seeing in this link I modified the initializer.rb to load the actionwebservices I add th… --- ## [Post-initializer hook?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/post-initializer-hook/153064)
**Author:** [@jrochkind](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jrochkind)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2008, 9:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/post-initializer-hook/153064 "2008-11-11T21:23:49Z")
Is there any callback/hook for me to add some code to be called after all initializers (config/initializers/\*) are called, in Rails 2? Or should I count on initializers being run in sort order and add one called zzzz\_… --- ## [Problem with inheritance and find](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-inheritance-and-find/153054)
**Author:** [@joserwan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/joserwan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2008, 9:04pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-inheritance-and-find/153054 "2008-11-11T21:04:21Z")
Hi, I’ve got 3 classes : class Person \< ActiveRecord:Base end class Man \< Person end class Father \< Man end When I call Man.all, I expect to have men and fathers, but I don’t. When I call Person.all, I have peop… --- ## [Admin controller](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/admin-controller/153024)
**Author:** [@jamal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jamal)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2008, 8:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/admin-controller/153024 "2008-11-11T20:29:27Z")
This is very weird behavior for rails. When I visit my app http://localhost:3000/admin/base/login class Admin::BaseController \< ApplicationController def login render :text =\> “running” end end but when I go he… --- ## [Gems not loading and causing Internal Server Error](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gems-not-loading-and-causing-internal-server-error/152831)
**Author:** [@marli03](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/marli03)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2008, 8:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gems-not-loading-and-causing-internal-server-error/152831 "2008-11-11T20:22:56Z")
I’m running rails 2.1.2 on a hostmonster.com server where I don’t have control over the web server for restarts. My problem is that I can install gems, but they don’t seem to work and my app can never find them and t… --- ## [Creating new version of migrations](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/creating-new-version-of-migrations/153025)
**Author:** [@vapor](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/vapor)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2008, 8:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/creating-new-version-of-migrations/153025 "2008-11-11T20:12:58Z")
I have a migration file like \_create\_posts.rb . Now I want \[anotherdatetime\]\_create\_posts.rb with some changes different from older migration that I can run with … rake db:migrate VERSION=\[anotherdatetime\]. How can I… --- ## [Javascript](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/javascript/153030)
**Author:** [@newb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/newb)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2008, 8:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/javascript/153030 "2008-11-11T20:08:49Z")
Hi. In my App i have Tabs like below \[Manage Contacts\] \[Roles\] \[users\] \[Contact Us\] Manage Accounts Roles onclick= “tp\_select();”\>Users onclick= “tp\_select();”\>Contact Us \[On click Event\]if user clicks on Roles t… --- ## [Every other week recurring event](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/every-other-week-recurring-event/153039)
**Author:** [@david](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/david)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2008, 7:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/every-other-week-recurring-event/153039 "2008-11-11T19:55:50Z")
I have the code for computing a weekly event: (start\_date…end\_date).select{|d| d.wday == wday} but I am wondering if anyone has any ideas for using this to figure out a recurring event for every other week. Is it pos… --- ## [Ruby On Rails / Ajax / Java / PHP / SQL developer GLASGOW](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-on-rails-ajax-java-php-sql-developer-glasgow/153065)
**Author:** [@iamdonquixote](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/iamdonquixote)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2008, 7:45pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-on-rails-ajax-java-php-sql-developer-glasgow/153065 "2008-11-11T19:45:33Z")
Folks I have a PHP / ROR dev position with a client based in Glasgow. I have attached a job spec to this post if you are curious - I am urgently looking to speak with any talented developers in central Scotland or an… --- ## [Is InstantRails still a viable way to start with Rails?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-instantrails-still-a-viable-way-to-start-with-rails/152981)
**Author:** [@weyus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/weyus)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2008, 7:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-instantrails-still-a-viable-way-to-start-with-rails/152981 "2008-11-11T19:08:55Z")
All, Have a friend who is starting out on Windows with Rails using Instant Rails but he’s having problems. Anybody have any good/bad experience with it so I can help set his expectations? Thanks, Wes --- ## [Rails authorization](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-authorization/152157)
**Author:** [@liberte](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/liberte)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2008, 6:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-authorization/152157 "2008-11-11T18:41:50Z")
Hello, anyone know who is the best plug-in for authorization in rails? I found this link http://www.vaporbase.com/postings/Authorization\_in\_Rails but is old, maybe today we have something better. Thanks. --- ## [Authentication including Authorization (Roles/Rights/Permissions)](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/authentication-including-authorization-roles-rights-permissions/149284)
**Author:** [@Adriano\_F](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Adriano_F)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2008, 6:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/authentication-including-authorization-roles-rights-permissions/149284 "2008-11-11T18:34:13Z")
It’s been couple of days messing around with Internet looking for a good Authentication including Autorization system/plugin for Ruby On Rails. I’ve found lots of sources related to that. However, most of them are old… --- ## [Book Recommendation for fast drop into webdesign](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/book-recommendation-for-fast-drop-into-webdesign/152917)
**Author:** [@jeffrey-goines](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jeffrey-goines)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2008, 5:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/book-recommendation-for-fast-drop-into-webdesign/152917 "2008-11-11T17:57:47Z")
hello, I did some web design quite a while ago and now i have some time to get back into it but i want it as fast as possible and what i’m really lacking is some good resource how to restart. it’s like that i need th… [Previous page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby-on-rails/6.md?page=1128) [Next page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby-on-rails/6.md?page=1130)