# Rails

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## [Edge Rails, documentation, and emacs](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/edge-rails-documentation-and-emacs/111867)

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**Author:** [@pedz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pedz)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 12, 2007, 5:53pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/edge-rails-documentation-and-emacs/111867 "2007-08-12T17:53:42Z")

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I’m using edge rails. I get the sense that there are tons of new features that I am not aware of. For example, “simply helpful” has been rolled in to rails (I guess). But, how do you find out what it does? I know …

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## [Password reencriptado?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/password-reencriptado/111866)

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**Author:** [@achiola](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/achiola)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 12, 2007, 5:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/password-reencriptado/111866 "2007-08-12T17:50:22Z")

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Hola a todos. Primero que nada quiero que sepan q’estoy dando mis primeros pasas en rails?(mas que pasos estoy gateando)… … bueno, les cuento donde me he frenado… Estoy creando una pequeÃ±a aplicacion para que yo (y …

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## [Where do you put library binary (dll and so) stuff?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/where-do-you-put-library-binary-dll-and-so-stuff/111810)

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**Author:** [@rinda](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rinda)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 12, 2007, 4:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/where-do-you-put-library-binary-dll-and-so-stuff/111810 "2007-08-12T16:23:52Z")

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Hi, My rails application use Sqlite3 database. I have this goal. To run my rails application, user (with Linux and Windows 32 bit) only need to install Ruby. So I freeze rails (rake rails:freeze:gems). I unpack sqlit…

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## [Is Rails 2.0 built on Ruby 2.0?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-rails-2-0-built-on-ruby-2-0/111843)

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**Author:** [@mcampbell](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mcampbell)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 12, 2007, 4:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-rails-2-0-built-on-ruby-2-0/111843 "2007-08-12T16:17:09Z")

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I can’t find information on this, granted I didn’t look exhaustively. If it is, is there any odd chance it will function on a 1.8.x install?

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## [Logger statistics](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/logger-statistics/111855)

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**Author:** [@harper](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/harper)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 12, 2007, 3:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/logger-statistics/111855 "2007-08-12T15:43:17Z")

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Hi … has anyone heard of some plugin / code / snippets / ideas / links of using the rails logger for gathering site statistics? (i.e, page views, unique visitors, etc) ? many thanks -

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## [Apache =\> wrong rest routing](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/apache-wrong-rest-routing/111832)

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**Author:** [@temesta](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/temesta)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 12, 2007, 12:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/apache-wrong-rest-routing/111832 "2007-08-12T12:23:11Z")

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Hello, I’m having a strange routing problem. When I try to post my form, apache rederects me to the wrong action (index). This is my form tag: \<% form\_tag(assets\_url,:multipart =\> true ,:id=\>“fileform”,:method=\>:pos…

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## [Use url\_for with singleton resources?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/use-url-for-with-singleton-resources/111851)

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**Author:** [@malesca](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/malesca)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 12, 2007, 10:59am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/use-url-for-with-singleton-resources/111851 "2007-08-12T10:59:20Z")

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Has anyone had any success with url\_for and singleton resources? I have a singleton forum nested under both groups and places: map.resources :groups do |group| group.resource :forum end map.resources :places do |gro…

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## [PAKHostOnline.com: Web Hosting Pakistan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/pakhostonline-com-web-hosting-pakistan/111852)

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**Author:** [@koom2020](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/koom2020)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 12, 2007, 9:42am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/pakhostonline-com-web-hosting-pakistan/111852 "2007-08-12T09:42:17Z")

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## [PAKHostOnline.com: Web Hosting Pakistan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/pakhostonline-com-web-hosting-pakistan/111847)

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**Author:** [@koom2020](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/koom2020)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 12, 2007, 7:51am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/pakhostonline-com-web-hosting-pakistan/111847 "2007-08-12T07:51:10Z")

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## [ActiveRecord: created\_at/\_on / updated\_at/\_on data type](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/activerecord-created-at-on-updated-at-on-data-type/111842)

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**Author:** [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 12, 2007, 2:46am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/activerecord-created-at-on-updated-at-on-data-type/111842 "2007-08-12T02:46:51Z")

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Quick question, before I monkey up my db. In ActiveRecord, regarding the magic column names created\_at created\_on updated\_at updated\_on They’re all mentioned in AWDWR and the API docs, but … What data type do they ea…

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## [Deliver different content by user agent and host](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/deliver-different-content-by-user-agent-and-host/111806)

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**Author:** [@qwerty](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/qwerty)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 12, 2007, 2:35am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/deliver-different-content-by-user-agent-and-host/111806 "2007-08-12T02:35:50Z")

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Hi to all, I’m currently working on a project that should share the db but could be accesed throw different domains, ie: www.site1.com, www.site2.com, etc. My question here is how to use different views depending on …

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## [NNTP implementation for Rails](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nntp-implementation-for-rails/111773)

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**Author:** [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 12, 2007, 2:05am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nntp-implementation-for-rails/111773 "2007-08-12T02:05:49Z")

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Just wondering if there is a NNTP implementation out there that would allow me to connect to a newsgroup server and download some postings. I couldn’t find anything. I know Pear has one for PHP, and just wondered if …

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## [Downgrading from 1.2.3 to 1.1.2](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/downgrading-from-1-2-3-to-1-1-2/111799)

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**Author:** [@clemrock](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/clemrock)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 12, 2007, 1:59am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/downgrading-from-1-2-3-to-1-1-2/111799 "2007-08-12T01:59:49Z")

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Hello, I just did a rails -v and got Rails 1.2.3. I just realized that I had installed the wrong version of ruby on my local environment. How easy is it to downgrade to 1.1.2? Are there any big issues I should c…

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## [Nested resources and short urls](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nested-resources-and-short-urls/111838)

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**Author:** [@etikette](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/etikette)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 12, 2007, 12:38am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nested-resources-and-short-urls/111838 "2007-08-12T00:38:43Z")

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im trying to get urls like this grandparent/child/parent but i can only seem to get this: grandparent\_type/grandparent/parent\_type/parent/ child\_type/type is there any way to achieve this with rest for rails? marc

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## [Rubyists in Lower Alabama?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubyists-in-lower-alabama/111835)

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**Author:** [@avathartri](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/avathartri)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 12, 2007, 12:24am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubyists-in-lower-alabama/111835 "2007-08-12T00:24:42Z")

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I’ve been at the Ruby Hoedown in Raleigh, and have had a fantastic two days. I finally decided to get off my butt and really try to organize a LowerAlabama.rb … Soooooo… http://groups.google.com/group/loweralrb If …

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## [Rails, AJAX, and extra URL parameters](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-ajax-and-extra-url-parameters/111819)

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**Author:** [@kuma](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kuma)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 11, 2007, 10:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-ajax-and-extra-url-parameters/111819 "2007-08-11T22:50:36Z")

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I recently updated an app from 1.1.6 to 1.2.3 Some places in the code, there are items like this: \<%= in\_place\_editor "overrule\_#{@candidate.id}\_#{@ question.id}", {:url =\>{ :controller =\>‘grade’, :…

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## [Object herency problems](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/object-herency-problems/111833)

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**Author:** [@eagoweb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/eagoweb)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 11, 2007, 10:48pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/object-herency-problems/111833 "2007-08-11T22:48:31Z")

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MOdel Why when i put: Member.find(params\[:id\]).genealogy, it tells: undefined method \`genealogy’ for #Matrix:0x4682280 class Member \< ActiveRecord::Base set\_primary\_key :userid has\_many :matrix, :foreign\_key =\> :use…

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## [Windows XP - Repairing](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/windows-xp-repairing/196427)

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**Author:** [@John\_Travolta](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/John_Travolta)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 11, 2007, 10:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/windows-xp-repairing/196427 "2007-08-11T22:47:36Z")

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Optimize your operating system, minimize background activities, repair registry base, uninstall unnecessary components, get rid of boring errors and make your operating system safer.

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## [Nginx apt-get vs. from source](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nginx-apt-get-vs-from-source/111816)

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**Author:** [@dxk3355](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dxk3355)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [August 11, 2007, 9:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nginx-apt-get-vs-from-source/111816 "2007-08-11T21:57:32Z")

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hi! I need to install nginx on Ubuntu 6.06. I don’t know what’s better… to build it from source as described on nginx site or with apt-get. I’m asking because when I installed Ruby with apt-get I got version 1.84 and…

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## [How to access to the attributes of the middle table set up b](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-access-to-the-attributes-of-the-middle-table-set-up-b/111831)

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**Author:** [@Mister\_Yu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Mister_Yu)\
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**Last updated:** [August 11, 2007, 9:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-access-to-the-attributes-of-the-middle-table-set-up-b/111831 "2007-08-11T21:27:31Z")

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Hello all, i have 3 models here: place: … #the users who visited the place has\_many :visiteds has\_many :visitors, :through=\>:visiteds, :source=\>:user user: … #the places this user has visited has\_many :visiteds …

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## [OpenURI error handling](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/openuri-error-handling/111830)

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**Author:** [@Koalemos](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Koalemos)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 11, 2007, 8:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/openuri-error-handling/111830 "2007-08-11T20:54:24Z")

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I’m getting a 404 error occasionally when using the open method from OpenURI. I’m primarily using the command inside of a helper and I’m not sure how to do any error handling when that happens. Any help would be great…

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## [Meet Arab, Russian, American Singles From All Over The World](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/meet-arab-russian-american-singles-from-all-over-the-world/196426)

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**Author:** [@Zo0oMaSSSS\_SS](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Zo0oMaSSSS_SS)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 11, 2007, 6:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/meet-arab-russian-american-singles-from-all-over-the-world/196426 "2007-08-11T18:54:12Z")

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## [Gem install mongrel problem](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-install-mongrel-problem/111801)

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**Author:** [@tiggyboo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tiggyboo)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 11, 2007, 6:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-install-mongrel-problem/111801 "2007-08-11T18:38:11Z")

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The following is my attempt to install mongrel on ruby 1.8.5 - any suggestions? thanks in advance - Al \[root@pmd1vm01 rubytest\]# gem install mongrel Bulk updating Gem source index for: http://gems.rubyforge.org Sele…

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## [Is there "errors.add" the controller?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-there-errors-add-the-controller/111824)

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**Author:** [@johnlester](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/johnlester)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 11, 2007, 6:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-there-errors-add-the-controller/111824 "2007-08-11T18:12:46Z")

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Hi, I am familiar with the “errors.add” on the model and use this to display errors to the user. I have some processing in the controller that can generate errors before I get to the point where I pass control to the…

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## [Meet Arab, Russian, American Singles From All Over The World](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/meet-arab-russian-american-singles-from-all-over-the-world/111822)

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**Author:** [@Zo0oMaSSSS\_SS](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Zo0oMaSSSS_SS)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 11, 2007, 6:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/meet-arab-russian-american-singles-from-all-over-the-world/111822 "2007-08-11T18:00:07Z")

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## [Using helper\_method from a Mixin Module](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/using-helper-method-from-a-mixin-module/111817)

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**Author:** [@johnlester](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/johnlester)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 11, 2007, 5:42pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/using-helper-method-from-a-mixin-module/111817 "2007-08-11T17:42:37Z")

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Hi, I have a module with a helper method in it. I want to automatically declare the method as a helper when I mix the module into a controller class, so the mixin basically sets itself up. Something like :- module My…

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## [Have rails ignore validation](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/have-rails-ignore-validation/111813)

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**Author:** [@MarcS](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/MarcS)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 11, 2007, 4:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/have-rails-ignore-validation/111813 "2007-08-11T16:01:47Z")

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Hi, I’m looking for a way to tell rails to ingore the validation just in one specific instance. I have one function in my controller where I wanna save the object no matter what. Is there a way to do that?

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## [ActionMailer and Dreamhost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/actionmailer-and-dreamhost/111754)

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**Author:** [@Dcjgoose](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Dcjgoose)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 11, 2007, 1:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/actionmailer-and-dreamhost/111754 "2007-08-11T13:27:31Z")

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Hello, I am running my RoR app on localhost and am trying to implement ActionMailer. In my environment.rb config file, I am pointing to my smtp server on Dreamhost: ActionMailer::Base.delivery\_method = :sendmail Act…

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## [Volunteers required : freeonrails.com](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/volunteers-required-freeonrails-com/111812)

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**Author:** [@pratik](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pratik)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 11, 2007, 12:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/volunteers-required-freeonrails-com/111812 "2007-08-11T12:34:26Z")

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Hi, My journey on rails started with a free hosting service - http://www.freeonrails.com around 2 years back, even though I started actual rails coding around a year back. I currently pay for 2 servers from my pocket…

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## [Repairing migrations](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/repairing-migrations/109881)

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**Author:** [@magic\_hat](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/magic_hat)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 11, 2007, 12:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/repairing-migrations/109881 "2007-08-11T12:00:21Z")

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So occassionally my migrations go…uh… off the rails. One of them fails, and then I start getting errors about fields already existing, etc. Or I make some changes to a database by hand, and then need to bring the migr…

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