Question

I need to run an application built in ruby on rails. I have installed ruby 1.9.2, rails 3.2.1, gem 1.8.15, Netbeans 6.8, glassfish v3, jdk6u30 and mysql but still, I can’t get it run.

How do I install ruby on rails on WindowsXP?

Answer 1

I have to code on Windows at work and deploy to Linux and this is what I use

1. Ruby installer
2. Ruby Dev Kit
3. Install Rubygems
4. Open a Ruby command prompt for the next steps
5. gem install bundler
6. bundle install mysql
7. bundle install rails
8. Go to the directory you want to house your rails apps (e.g. cd \rails_source)
9. rails new (inserting the app name you want)
10. Once that is done, cd into the directory
11. Edit Gemfile to ask for gem ‘mysql’
12. cd Config
13. edit Database.yaml to look for mysql db
14. cd ..
15. create a db for your mysql instance called _development
16. Go back to rails command line
17. bundle exec rails g scaffold (like blog_entry)
18. bundle exec rake db:migrate
19. bundle exec rake routes
20. Look for your desired route in the output
21. bundle exec rails s
22. Open a browser
23. Go to http://localhot:3000/
24. You should see a plain app

You can also check out Rails for Zombies which is a visual tutorial. It is not windows oriented but it helps fill in the gaps