# Instant Rails with Rforum

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/instant-rails-with-rforum/51869>\
**Category:** Ruby-Forum\
**Created:** [January 8, 2006, 2:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/instant-rails-with-rforum/51869 "2006-01-08T14:11:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![jlm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/ac91a4/32.png) [@jlm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jlm)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2006, 2:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/instant-rails-with-rforum/51869/1 "2006-01-08T14:11:11Z")

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Ok I am fairly new to this and I have had probs with paths on XP so  
Instant ruby seemed a good way to go, I want to put something on the  
railplayground eventually maybe a swish/flash forum with some rails if I  
get anywhere. Now the cookbook and typo apps that are prepacked work, I  
unpacked Rforum but it seems I need some pointers about where to go next  
to get it running so that I can explore, I got some ruby books but I  
really want to get something up that works before I try exploring and  
extending etc…

Rforum for Instant Ruby package? or suggestions. when I played with php  
forums I have uploaded a mysql dump which gives you a structure you can  
hack. Anyway any help appreciated.

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**Author:** ![jlm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/ac91a4/32.png) [@jlm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jlm)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2006, 5:18am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/instant-rails-with-rforum/51869/2 "2006-01-10T05:18:45Z")

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As far as I can see Instant Rails should have everything required. I  
copied default\_setup.rb to setup.rb, and then looked at the source all  
of it seemed to be concerned with email settings so not relevant to just  
starting the application, surely I can leave it as is since not need  
this functionality at this stage?

Now I was not sure where the sql was or how to get it generated. somehow  
when trying to get it going it did not seem to set up properly the paths  
since it could not find commands as per the documents?

Can someone just have a quick go at setting up Instant Ruby and putting  
rforum in the rails\_apps and just running InstantRails.exe if you guys  
are hot then you will find typo or cookbook easy to get running but  
something is not right in rforum. I talked to someone else that agreed  
that Instant Rails had all the requirements for rforum so it must be  
something in one of rforum’s files that does not like the directory  
stucture of Instant Rails.

I have tried quite hard at this rate I might as well learn enough rails  
to create my own simplified forum!

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**Author:** ![jlm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/ac91a4/32.png) [@jlm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jlm)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2006, 4:21am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/instant-rails-with-rforum/51869/3 "2006-01-12T04:21:10Z")

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I seemed to have got more response from Instant Rails / ruby people so  
for reference see link below.

[http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/51266#new](http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/51266#new)

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**Author:** ![jlm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/ac91a4/32.png) [@jlm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jlm)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 8:36am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/instant-rails-with-rforum/51869/4 "2006-01-13T08:36:24Z")

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For anyone struggling I managed to get some more help here and added  
some info on how to test instant rails.

[http://www.twelvestone.com/forum\_thread/view/29169#post-461539](http://www.twelvestone.com/forum_thread/view/29169#post-461539)

I am now looking at what can be modified skins etc. I am still only on  
my desktop pc - nothing online yet.

but liking some of it a lot.

Justin