Hi all -- I''ve got AppX running happily. Client wants to integrate it with AppY, which is running on the same box, using PHP/MySQL, etc. At the most basic level, we want to show some data from AppX when using AppY, and vice-versa. Problem: AppX uses a Rails-friendly database, and AppY uses a completely separate database (which is not particularly Rails-friendly). I''m curious if there''s a "good" (meaning "in keeping with Rails/Ruby general principles") way to implement this. My gut-reaction would be to right a custom model (ie, non-ActiveRecord), which is tied to the AppY database. Any thoughts? -- joshua