# Apache requirements **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [October 20, 2006, 5:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/apache-requirements/73012 "2006-10-20T17:18:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![zanoni](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/z/e99b99/32.png) [@zanoni](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/zanoni)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2006, 5:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/apache-requirements/73012/1 "2006-10-20T17:18:07Z")
Must Apache be compiled with mod\_fcgi to run Rails ? Stuart – > **[Dark ambient](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_ambient)** > > Dark ambient (referred to as ambient industrial especially in the 1980s) is a genre of post-industrial music that features an ominous, dark droning and often gloomy, monumental or catacombal atmosphere, partially with discordant overtones. It shows similarities with ambient music, a genre that has been cited as a main influence by many dark ambient artists, both conceptually and compositionally. Although mostly electronically generated, dark ambient also includes the sampling of hand-pla > The te... ---
**Author:** ![zanoni](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/z/e99b99/32.png) [@zanoni](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/zanoni)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2006, 5:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/apache-requirements/73012/2 "2006-10-20T17:22:21Z")
Stuart Fellowes wrote: > Must Apache be compiled with mod\_fcgi to run Rails ? > > Stuart Hi Stuart, there are several ways to run Rails applications. If you want to use Apache, you need the fcgi module. If you have the book “Agile Web Development with Ruby on Rails”, see the section “Deployment and Scaling” for more information. Regards, Robert ---
**Author:** ![zanoni](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/z/e99b99/32.png) [@zanoni](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/zanoni)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2006, 6:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/apache-requirements/73012/3 "2006-10-20T18:00:22Z")
On 10/20/06, Robert S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Apache, you need the fcgi module. If you have the book “Agile Web > Development with Ruby on Rails”, see the section “Deployment and > Scaling” for more information. > > Regards, > Robert Well I was about to switch hosts, because current didn’t offer Rails. But the reply to cancel said they are now offering Rails, I’ll be the first. They said it was an CPanel addon. At this point they have no clue how I should install, and I have some idea but not sure what they need to do on their end. Stuart ---
**Author:** ![zanoni](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/z/e99b99/32.png) [@zanoni](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/zanoni)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2006, 6:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/apache-requirements/73012/4 "2006-10-20T18:32:33Z")
On 10/20/06, Andrew S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Nope, you can use Mongrel or just cgi. There are a few ways and right now > Apache 2.2 with mod\_proxy\_balancer and Mongrel seem to be the “winning” > solution. > > At least, that’s the last I’ve heard. > > – > Andrew S. Any blogs or tutorials around about doing it with mod\_proxy\_balancer and Mongrel ? Additionally, when I upload my app I’ll be using the Mongrel included in my distribution (which is edge v. something ) Stuart [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark\_ambient](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_ambient) ---
**Author:** ![zanoni](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/z/e99b99/32.png) [@zanoni](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/zanoni)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2006, 7:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/apache-requirements/73012/5 "2006-10-20T19:00:41Z")
> Any blogs or tutorials around about doing it with mod\_proxy\_balancer and > Mongrel ? > Additionally, when I upload my app I’ll be using the Mongrel included in my > distribution (which is edge v. something ) [http://mongrel.rubyforge.org/docs/apache.html](http://mongrel.rubyforge.org/docs/apache.html) [http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk/msg/99b36051504f783f](http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk/msg/99b36051504f783f) ---
**Author:** ![zanoni](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/z/e99b99/32.png) [@zanoni](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/zanoni)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2006, 5:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/apache-requirements/73012/6 "2006-10-20T17:58:22Z")
On 10/20/06, Dark A. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Must Apache be compiled with mod\_fcgi to run Rails ? Nope, you can use Mongrel or just cgi. There are a few ways and right now Apache 2.2 with mod\_proxy\_balancer and Mongrel seem to be the “winning” solution. At least, that’s the last I’ve heard. – Andrew S.