# New to RoR - installing my first app?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-to-ror-installing-my-first-app/139094>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [May 30, 2008, 6:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-to-ror-installing-my-first-app/139094 "2008-05-30T18:32:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![Hinch](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/f0a364/32.png) [@Hinch](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Hinch)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2008, 6:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-to-ror-installing-my-first-app/139094/1 "2008-05-30T18:32:25Z")

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I have rails configured on my LAMP web host using Cpanel 11.

To get into it I wish to install a simple app, I would like to try out  
Colorplan ([http://github.com/caffo/colorplan](http://github.com/caffo/colorplan)) but the read me just  
flies over my head right now.

Is there a tutorial showing step by step how to go from my current  
position to using a RoR application? So far I can only find tutorials  
on installing Rails - and that has been done for me! How do I actually  
now make use of it on my server?

I am experienced with PHP if that helps…

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**Author:** ![Hinch](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/h/f0a364/32.png) [@Hinch](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Hinch)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2008, 8:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-to-ror-installing-my-first-app/139094/2 "2008-05-30T20:25:36Z")

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Hi, I’m new to this as well. I don’t have an exact answer for you, but  
this is a good place to find & learn RoR information:  
[http://www.yoyobrain.com/cardboxes/preview/863](http://www.yoyobrain.com/cardboxes/preview/863)

I hope it helps you find what you need,

Elizabeth