Mongrel users - Jan 2007 - Mongrel with mephisto on a Virtual Private Server

Hello everyone,

I am trying to setup Mongrel to work with Apache on a VPS as part of a mephisto
installation. Has anyone done this, and if so how did you edit your conf file to
make it work?

I used the info found on the mongrel site at:

http://mongrel.rubyforge.org/docs/apache.html<http://mongrel.rubyforge.org/docs/apache.html>

and one time I did get a mephisto splash screen, but it was only after I put in
:8000 with my URL.

I am trying to configure it with the domain davescorner.org and am hosting with
eapps. If I can get this to work I will be submitting a tutorial on how to
configure mephisto and mongrel on an eapps account so any help  in a newb
friendly format would be extremely appreciated.

Dave
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Apache is running 2.0.52 and it does not show mod_proxy as an installed module.
Just mod_perl and mod_php5.

thank you for answering Joe

Dave
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Joe Clarke<mailto:joemclarke at gmail.com> 
  To: mongrel-users at rubyforge.org<mailto:mongrel-users at
rubyforge.org>
  Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 4:28 PM
  Subject: Re: [Mongrel] Mongrel with mephisto on a Virtual Private Server


  Hi Dave,

  What version of Apache are you running? Did you compile Apache with
  mod_proxy support?

  --
  Joe Clarke
  RailsPlayground.com

  On 1/25/07, Dave C <dklamath at hotmail.com<mailto:dklamath at
hotmail.com>> wrote:
  >
  >
  > Hello everyone,
  >
  > I am trying to setup Mongrel to work with Apache on a VPS as part of a
  > mephisto installation. Has anyone done this, and if so how did you edit
your
  > conf file to make it work?
  >
  > I used the info found on the mongrel site at:
  >
  >
http://mongrel.rubyforge.org/docs/apache.html<http://mongrel.rubyforge.org/docs/apache.html>
  >
  > and one time I did get a mephisto splash screen, but it was only after I
put
  > in :8000 with my URL.
  >
  > I am trying to configure it with the domain davescorner.org and am
hosting
  > with eapps. If I can get this to work I will be submitting a tutorial on
how
  > to configure mephisto and mongrel on an eapps account so any help  in a
newb
  > friendly format would be extremely appreciated.
  >
  > Dave
  > _______________________________________________
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  > Mongrel-users at rubyforge.org<mailto:Mongrel-users at
rubyforge.org>
  >
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  >
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Hi Dave,

What version of Apache are you running? Did you compile Apache with
mod_proxy support?

--
Joe Clarke
RailsPlayground.com

On 1/25/07, Dave C <dklamath at hotmail.com>
wrote:
>
>
> Hello everyone,
>
> I am trying to setup Mongrel to work with Apache on a VPS as part of a
> mephisto installation. Has anyone done this, and if so how did you edit
your
> conf file to make it work?
>
> I used the info found on the mongrel site at:
>
> http://mongrel.rubyforge.org/docs/apache.html
>
> and one time I did get a mephisto splash screen, but it was only after I
put
> in :8000 with my URL.
>
> I am trying to configure it with the domain davescorner.org and am hosting
> with eapps. If I can get this to work I will be submitting a tutorial on
how
> to configure mephisto and mongrel on an eapps account so any help  in a
newb
> friendly format would be extremely appreciated.
>
> Dave
> _______________________________________________
> Mongrel-users mailing list
> Mongrel-users at rubyforge.org
> http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/mongrel-users
>
>

I am running Server version: Apache/2.0.5

hope this is not a project killer. would really like to get mephisto up and
running somehow.


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Dave C<mailto:dklamath at hotmail.com> 
  To: mongrel-users at rubyforge.org<mailto:mongrel-users at
rubyforge.org>
  Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 4:11 PM
  Subject: Re: [Mongrel] Mongrel with mephisto on a Virtual Private Server


  Apache is running 2.0.52 and it does not show mod_proxy as an installed
module. Just mod_perl and mod_php5.

  thank you for answering Joe

  Dave
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Joe Clarke<mailto:joemclarke at gmail.com> 
    To: mongrel-users at rubyforge.org<mailto:mongrel-users at
rubyforge.org>
    Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 4:28 PM
    Subject: Re: [Mongrel] Mongrel with mephisto on a Virtual Private Server


    Hi Dave,

    What version of Apache are you running? Did you compile Apache with
    mod_proxy support?

    --
    Joe Clarke
    RailsPlayground.com

    On 1/25/07, Dave C <dklamath at hotmail.com<mailto:dklamath at
hotmail.com>> wrote:
    >
    >
    > Hello everyone,
    >
    > I am trying to setup Mongrel to work with Apache on a VPS as part of a
    > mephisto installation. Has anyone done this, and if so how did you edit
your
    > conf file to make it work?
    >
    > I used the info found on the mongrel site at:
    >
    >
http://mongrel.rubyforge.org/docs/apache.html<http://mongrel.rubyforge.org/docs/apache.html>
    >
    > and one time I did get a mephisto splash screen, but it was only after
I put
    > in :8000 with my URL.
    >
    > I am trying to configure it with the domain davescorner.org and am
hosting
    > with eapps. If I can get this to work I will be submitting a tutorial
on how
    > to configure mephisto and mongrel on an eapps account so any help  in a
newb
    > friendly format would be extremely appreciated.
    >
    > Dave
    > _______________________________________________
    > Mongrel-users mailing list
    > Mongrel-users at rubyforge.org<mailto:Mongrel-users at
rubyforge.org>
    >
http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/mongrel-users<http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/mongrel-users>
    >
    >
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Why don''t you just run mephisto on a random port, like say, 8000

and then use apache''s proxypass directive to forward requests to the
mephisto instance.  I believe the very first setup would do well for
you on the mongrel/apache page.

On 1/25/07, Dave C <dklamath at hotmail.com>
wrote:
>
>
>
> I am running Server version: Apache/2.0.5
>
> hope this is not a project killer. would really like to get mephisto up and
> running somehow.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Dave C
> To: mongrel-users at rubyforge.org
>
> Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 4:11 PM
> Subject: Re: [Mongrel] Mongrel with mephisto on a Virtual Private Server
>
>
>
> Apache is running 2.0.52 and it does not show mod_proxy as an installed
> module. Just mod_perl and mod_php5.
>
> thank you for answering Joe
>
> Dave
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Joe Clarke
> To: mongrel-users at rubyforge.org
> Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 4:28 PM
> Subject: Re: [Mongrel] Mongrel with mephisto on a Virtual Private Server
>
> Hi Dave,
>
> What version of Apache are you running? Did you compile Apache with
> mod_proxy support?
>
> --
> Joe Clarke
> RailsPlayground.com
>
> On 1/25/07, Dave C <dklamath at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Hello everyone,
> >
> > I am trying to setup Mongrel to work with Apache on a VPS as part of a
> > mephisto installation. Has anyone done this, and if so how did you
edit
> your
> > conf file to make it work?
> >
> > I used the info found on the mongrel site at:
> >
> > http://mongrel.rubyforge.org/docs/apache.html
> >
> > and one time I did get a mephisto splash screen, but it was only after
I
> put
> > in :8000 with my URL.
> >
> > I am trying to configure it with the domain davescorner.org and am
hosting
> > with eapps. If I can get this to work I will be submitting a tutorial
on
> how
> > to configure mephisto and mongrel on an eapps account so any help  in
a
> newb
> > friendly format would be extremely appreciated.
> >
> > Dave
> > _______________________________________________
> > Mongrel-users mailing list
> > Mongrel-users at rubyforge.org
> > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/mongrel-users
> >
> >
> _______________________________________________
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> Mongrel-users at rubyforge.org
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>
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You will need to compile mod_proxy for ProxyPass to work correctly:

Download the the source distro of Apache 2.0.52 if you don''t already
have it from apache.org , then from the modules/proxy directory run
the following commands:

apxs -c -a -i proxy_http.c
apxs -i -a -c mod_proxy.c proxy_util.c

--
Joe Clarke
RailsPlayground.com

On 1/25/07, Dave C <dklamath at hotmail.com>
wrote:
>
>
>
> Apache is running 2.0.52 and it does not show mod_proxy as an installed
> module. Just mod_perl and mod_php5.
>
> thank you for answering Joe
>
> Dave
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Joe Clarke
> To: mongrel-users at rubyforge.org
> Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 4:28 PM
> Subject: Re: [Mongrel] Mongrel with mephisto on a Virtual Private Server
>
> Hi Dave,
>
> What version of Apache are you running? Did you compile Apache with
> mod_proxy support?
>
> --
> Joe Clarke
> RailsPlayground.com
>
> On 1/25/07, Dave C <dklamath at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Hello everyone,
> >
> > I am trying to setup Mongrel to work with Apache on a VPS as part of a
> > mephisto installation. Has anyone done this, and if so how did you
edit
> your
> > conf file to make it work?
> >
> > I used the info found on the mongrel site at:
> >
> > http://mongrel.rubyforge.org/docs/apache.html
> >
> > and one time I did get a mephisto splash screen, but it was only after
I
> put
> > in :8000 with my URL.
> >
> > I am trying to configure it with the domain davescorner.org and am
hosting
> > with eapps. If I can get this to work I will be submitting a tutorial
on
> how
> > to configure mephisto and mongrel on an eapps account so any help  in
a
> newb
> > friendly format would be extremely appreciated.
> >
> > Dave
> > _______________________________________________
> > Mongrel-users mailing list
> > Mongrel-users at rubyforge.org
> > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/mongrel-users
> >
> >
> _______________________________________________
> Mongrel-users mailing list
> Mongrel-users at rubyforge.org
> http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/mongrel-users
>
> _______________________________________________
> Mongrel-users mailing list
> Mongrel-users at rubyforge.org
> http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/mongrel-users
>
>

I''m fairly certain you''ll need to use at least Apache 2.2 for
the proxy pass
to work.
http://blog.codahale.com/2006/06/19/time-for-a-grown-up-server-rails-mongrel-apache-capistrano-and-you/

On 1/25/07, Joe Clarke <joemclarke at gmail.com>
wrote:
>
> You will need to compile mod_proxy for ProxyPass to work correctly:
>
> Download the the source distro of Apache 2.0.52 if you don''t
already
> have it from apache.org , then from the modules/proxy directory run
> the following commands:
>
> apxs -c -a -i proxy_http.c
> apxs -i -a -c mod_proxy.c proxy_util.c
>
> --
> Joe Clarke
> RailsPlayground.com
>
> On 1/25/07, Dave C <dklamath at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > Apache is running 2.0.52 and it does not show mod_proxy as an
installed
> > module. Just mod_perl and mod_php5.
> >
> > thank you for answering Joe
> >
> > Dave
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Joe Clarke
> > To: mongrel-users at rubyforge.org
> > Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 4:28 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Mongrel] Mongrel with mephisto on a Virtual Private
Server
> >
> > Hi Dave,
> >
> > What version of Apache are you running? Did you compile Apache with
> > mod_proxy support?
> >
> > --
> > Joe Clarke
> > RailsPlayground.com
> >
> > On 1/25/07, Dave C <dklamath at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > Hello everyone,
> > >
> > > I am trying to setup Mongrel to work with Apache on a VPS as part
of a
> > > mephisto installation. Has anyone done this, and if so how did
you
> edit
> > your
> > > conf file to make it work?
> > >
> > > I used the info found on the mongrel site at:
> > >
> > > http://mongrel.rubyforge.org/docs/apache.html
> > >
> > > and one time I did get a mephisto splash screen, but it was only
after
> I
> > put
> > > in :8000 with my URL.
> > >
> > > I am trying to configure it with the domain davescorner.org and
am
> hosting
> > > with eapps. If I can get this to work I will be submitting a
tutorial
> on
> > how
> > > to configure mephisto and mongrel on an eapps account so any help
in
> a
> > newb
> > > friendly format would be extremely appreciated.
> > >
> > > Dave
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > Mongrel-users mailing list
> > > Mongrel-users at rubyforge.org
> > > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/mongrel-users
> > >
> > >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Mongrel-users mailing list
> > Mongrel-users at rubyforge.org
> > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/mongrel-users
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Mongrel-users mailing list
> > Mongrel-users at rubyforge.org
> > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/mongrel-users
> >
> >
> _______________________________________________
> Mongrel-users mailing list
> Mongrel-users at rubyforge.org
> http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/mongrel-users
>


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mod_proxy will work with Apache 1,2, and 2.2. You do need 2.2 in order
to use mod_proxy_balancer.

--
Joe Clarke
RailsPlayground.com

On 1/25/07, Ed Hickey <bassnode at gmail.com>
wrote:
> I''m fairly certain you''ll need to use at least Apache 2.2
for the proxy pass
> to work.
>
http://blog.codahale.com/2006/06/19/time-for-a-grown-up-server-rails-mongrel-apache-capistrano-and-you/
>
>
> On 1/25/07, Joe Clarke <joemclarke at gmail.com> wrote:
> > You will need to compile mod_proxy for ProxyPass to work correctly:
> >
> > Download the the source distro of Apache 2.0.52 if you don''t
already
> > have it from apache.org , then from the modules/proxy directory run
> > the following commands:
> >
> > apxs -c -a -i proxy_http.c
> > apxs -i -a -c mod_proxy.c proxy_util.c
> >
> > --
> > Joe Clarke
> > RailsPlayground.com
> >
> > On 1/25/07, Dave C <dklamath at hotmail.com > wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Apache is running 2.0.52 and it does not show mod_proxy as an
installed
> > > module. Just mod_perl and mod_php5.
> > >
> > > thank you for answering Joe
> > >
> > > Dave
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Joe Clarke
> > > To: mongrel-users at rubyforge.org
> > > Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 4:28 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [Mongrel] Mongrel with mephisto on a Virtual Private
Server
> > >
> > > Hi Dave,
> > >
> > > What version of Apache are you running? Did you compile Apache
with
> > > mod_proxy support?
> > >
> > > --
> > > Joe Clarke
> > > RailsPlayground.com
> > >
> > > On 1/25/07, Dave C < dklamath at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Hello everyone,
> > > >
> > > > I am trying to setup Mongrel to work with Apache on a VPS as
part of a
> > > > mephisto installation. Has anyone done this, and if so how
did you
> edit
> > > your
> > > > conf file to make it work?
> > > >
> > > > I used the info found on the mongrel site at:
> > > >
> > > > http://mongrel.rubyforge.org/docs/apache.html
> > > >
> > > > and one time I did get a mephisto splash screen, but it was
only after
> I
> > > put
> > > > in :8000 with my URL.
> > > >
> > > > I am trying to configure it with the domain davescorner.org
and am
> hosting
> > > > with eapps. If I can get this to work I will be submitting a
tutorial
> on
> > > how
> > > > to configure mephisto and mongrel on an eapps account so any
help  in
> a
> > > newb
> > > > friendly format would be extremely appreciated.
> > > >
> > > > Dave
> > > > _______________________________________________
> > > > Mongrel-users mailing list
> > > > Mongrel-users at rubyforge.org
> > > > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/mongrel-users
> > > >
> > > >
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > Mongrel-users mailing list
> > > Mongrel-users at rubyforge.org
> > > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/mongrel-users
> > >
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > Mongrel-users mailing list
> > > Mongrel-users at rubyforge.org
> > > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/mongrel-users
> > >
> > >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Mongrel-users mailing list
> > Mongrel-users at rubyforge.org
> > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/mongrel-users
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Ed Hickey
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> Litmus Media
> 816-533-0409
> ehickey at litmusmedia.com
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>

Apache 2.0.x has mod_proxy which will allow you to proxy a single
request.  I use it all the time.  IMHO, perfectly fine for a single
instance blog.

Apache 2.1 and above (so 2.2.2, 2.2.3, and 2.2.4) have this new
fangled mod_proxy_balancer which let''s you perform a "load"
balancing
of sorts and let apache do some serving of images and cached pages.
Many of the other lightweight frontends like nginx, pound, and pen do
a similar software load balance (and there''s talk of
lighttpd''s
proxy_core getting rewritten to do a similar round-robin, balancing
load proxy).

Regardless, don''t load balance your blog yet -- you need metrics
before you blow all your RAM serving up 8 mongrel instances when only
one will ever get used.  No offense, meant, honestly.  I''m just
saying.  ;-)

cheers!

On 1/25/07, Ed Hickey <bassnode at gmail.com>
wrote:
> I''m fairly certain you''ll need to use at least Apache 2.2
for the proxy pass
> to work.
>
http://blog.codahale.com/2006/06/19/time-for-a-grown-up-server-rails-mongrel-apache-capistrano-and-you/
>
>
> On 1/25/07, Joe Clarke <joemclarke at gmail.com> wrote:
> > You will need to compile mod_proxy for ProxyPass to work correctly:
> >
> > Download the the source distro of Apache 2.0.52 if you don''t
already
> > have it from apache.org , then from the modules/proxy directory run
> > the following commands:
> >
> > apxs -c -a -i proxy_http.c
> > apxs -i -a -c mod_proxy.c proxy_util.c
> >
> > --
> > Joe Clarke
> > RailsPlayground.com
> >
> > On 1/25/07, Dave C <dklamath at hotmail.com > wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Apache is running 2.0.52 and it does not show mod_proxy as an
installed
> > > module. Just mod_perl and mod_php5.
> > >
> > > thank you for answering Joe
> > >
> > > Dave
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Joe Clarke
> > > To: mongrel-users at rubyforge.org
> > > Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 4:28 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [Mongrel] Mongrel with mephisto on a Virtual Private
Server
> > >
> > > Hi Dave,
> > >
> > > What version of Apache are you running? Did you compile Apache
with
> > > mod_proxy support?
> > >
> > > --
> > > Joe Clarke
> > > RailsPlayground.com
> > >
> > > On 1/25/07, Dave C < dklamath at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Hello everyone,
> > > >
> > > > I am trying to setup Mongrel to work with Apache on a VPS as
part of a
> > > > mephisto installation. Has anyone done this, and if so how
did you
> edit
> > > your
> > > > conf file to make it work?
> > > >
> > > > I used the info found on the mongrel site at:
> > > >
> > > > http://mongrel.rubyforge.org/docs/apache.html
> > > >
> > > > and one time I did get a mephisto splash screen, but it was
only after
> I
> > > put
> > > > in :8000 with my URL.
> > > >
> > > > I am trying to configure it with the domain davescorner.org
and am
> hosting
> > > > with eapps. If I can get this to work I will be submitting a
tutorial
> on
> > > how
> > > > to configure mephisto and mongrel on an eapps account so any
help  in
> a
> > > newb
> > > > friendly format would be extremely appreciated.
> > > >
> > > > Dave
> > > > _______________________________________________
> > > > Mongrel-users mailing list
> > > > Mongrel-users at rubyforge.org
> > > > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/mongrel-users
> > > >
> > > >
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > Mongrel-users mailing list
> > > Mongrel-users at rubyforge.org
> > > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/mongrel-users
> > >
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > Mongrel-users mailing list
> > > Mongrel-users at rubyforge.org
> > > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/mongrel-users
> > >
> > >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Mongrel-users mailing list
> > Mongrel-users at rubyforge.org
> > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/mongrel-users
> >
>
>
>
> --
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> Litmus Media
> 816-533-0409
> ehickey at litmusmedia.com
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