Asp Forum - apache2 + eruby problem

Sam Waller

12/20/2006 2:52:00 PM

I can get Apache2 on Ubuntu Edgy to execute ruby (.rb) files. But I'm having
trouble getting it to recognize .rhtml files. Here is the sites-available file.

/etc/apache2/sites-available/www.site.local:

<VirtualHost *>
ServerAdmin webmaster@site.local
ServerName www.site.local
ServerAlias site.local
AddHandler cgi-script .rb
AddType application/x-httpd-eruby .rhtml
DirectoryIndex index.php
DocumentRoot /var/www/site
ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ /var/www/site/
<Location />
Options +ExecCGI
</Location>
ErrorLog /var/www/site/logs/error.log
CustomLog /var/www/site/logs/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>

I installed eruby and have /usr/sbin/eruby in my path. I'm trying to get a
ruby hit counter embedded in html format files, so I think that I'd need
eruby to do that. If I try opening test.rhtml the browser wants to open it
as text or download it. Here is test.rhtml:

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN">
<html>
<head>
<title>eruby test</title>
</head>
<body>
<center>
<h1>eruby test</h1>
<p>
<% print "hello world" %>
</p>
</center>
</body>
</html>

Can someone explain how to get .rhtml files working with Apache2?

thanks,
Sam

3 Answers

Jano Svitok

12/20/2006 3:45:00 PM

On 12/20/06, Sam Waller <sam.waller@avmet.com> wrote:
>
> I can get Apache2 on Ubuntu Edgy to execute ruby (.rb) files. But I'm having
> trouble getting it to recognize .rhtml files. Here is the sites-available file.
>
> /etc/apache2/sites-available/www.site.local:
>
> <VirtualHost *>
> ServerAdmin webmaster@site.local
> ServerName www.site.local
> ServerAlias site.local
> AddHandler cgi-script .rb
> AddType application/x-httpd-eruby .rhtml
> DirectoryIndex index.php
> DocumentRoot /var/www/site
> ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ /var/www/site/
> <Location />
> Options +ExecCGI
> </Location>
> ErrorLog /var/www/site/logs/error.log
> CustomLog /var/www/site/logs/access.log combined
> </VirtualHost>
>
> I installed eruby and have /usr/sbin/eruby in my path. I'm trying to get a
> ruby hit counter embedded in html format files, so I think that I'd need
> eruby to do that. If I try opening test.rhtml the browser wants to open it
> as text or download it. Here is test.rhtml:
>
> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN">
> <html>
> <head>
> <title>eruby test</title>
> </head>
> <body>
> <center>
> <h1>eruby test</h1>
> <p>
> <% print "hello world" %>
> </p>
> </center>
> </body>
> </html>
>
> Can someone explain how to get .rhtml files working with Apache2?
>
> thanks,
> Sam

Try searching the archive for eruby apache ;-) For me, it found ~13
threads (not of them useful, though)

Most probably you'll need to set the mime type and handler for rhtml

http://www.hiveminds.co.uk... is a howto for windows.

Sam Waller

12/21/2006 8:50:00 AM

>
>Try searching the archive for eruby apache ;-) For me, it found ~13
>threads (not of them useful, though)
>
>Most probably you'll need to set the mime type and handler for rhtml
>
>http://www.hiveminds.co.uk... is a howto for windows.

I've done that, but can't get it to work. Many of these links say add an 'Action' line to httpd.conf
but I think that you are not supposed to touch httpd.conf in apache2. I tried adding this line to
/etc/apache2/apache2.conf but I get this when I try to reload apache2:

$ /etc/init.d/apache2 reload
* Reloading apache 2.0 configuration... Syntax error on line
343 of /etc/apache2/apache2.conf:
Invalid command 'Action', perhaps mis-spelled or defined by a module not included in the server
configuration.

Eg, the above howto says:

1. in httpd.conf add:
AddType application/x-httpd-eruby .rhtml

#use your own path to eruby
Action application/x-httpd-eruby "e:/usr/local/bin/eruby.exe"

(I used /usr/bin/eruby)

I'm using Ubuntu edgy linux. Does anyone know how to get eruby working with this OS?

thanks,
Sam

Jano Svitok

12/21/2006 4:05:00 PM

On 12/21/06, Sam Waller <sam.waller@avmet.com> wrote:
> >
> >Try searching the archive for eruby apache ;-) For me, it found ~13
> >threads (not of them useful, though)
> >
> >Most probably you'll need to set the mime type and handler for rhtml
> >
> >http://www.hiveminds.co.uk... is a howto for windows.
>
> I've done that, but can't get it to work. Many of these links say add an 'Action' line to httpd.conf
> but I think that you are not supposed to touch httpd.conf in apache2. I tried adding this line to

at the very and there is a line include /etc/.../* that includes
anything from i-dont-remember-its-name directory found in the
/etc/apache2 So just create a new file, or edit the 'default' file
which is the default server's configuration.

> /etc/apache2/apache2.conf but I get this when I try to reload apache2:

> $ /etc/init.d/apache2 reload
> * Reloading apache 2.0 configuration... Syntax error on line
> 343 of /etc/apache2/apache2.conf:
> Invalid command 'Action', perhaps mis-spelled or defined by a module not included in the server
> configuration.

http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_actions.h... says you
need to have the mod_actions module enabled. you can enable it by
symlinking from /etc/apache2/mods.available to /etc/.../mods.enabled
(or something similar, it's pretty obvious, you'll figure it out
yourself)

> Eg, the above howto says:
>
> 1. in httpd.conf add:
> AddType application/x-httpd-eruby .rhtml
>
> #use your own path to eruby
> Action application/x-httpd-eruby "e:/usr/local/bin/eruby.exe"
>
> (I used /usr/bin/eruby)
>
> I'm using Ubuntu edgy linux. Does anyone know how to get eruby working with this OS?
>
> thanks,
> Sam

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