[Rails] Re: Re: Re: Ruby site structure on Apache

mark sheran
2006-02-25T02:58:07Z

I get the error when I try ln -s /home/mark/railsapp/public
/home/mark/htdocs

"hard link not allowed for directory"

how to do with this?Thanks

Mark

mark sheran wrote:
> Do you mean I only run the command once
>
> ln -s /home/mark/railsapp/public /home/mark/htdocs
>
> then the server can remember forever.I do not need change setting files.
>
> I ask my hosting company.he ask me change .htaccess.I do not know how.
>
> Thanks
>
> Mark
>
>
>
>
> Ezra Zygmuntowicz wrote:
>> On Feb 24, 2006, at 1:34 PM, mark sheran wrote:
>>
>>>> about all of these deployment issues.  That stuff is so far
down the
>>> how it affect URL access.do I have to change someconfig file of
>>> Apache?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Mark
>>
>>
>> OK Mark-
>>
>> 	Lets see if we can solve this for you once and for all. but i agree
>> with everyone else here in saying that you shoudlnt worry about
>> deploying to your web hosts server until you are more experienced.
>> You should use webrick to develop locally and then worry about it a
>> bit later when you''ve gotten your feet wet.
>>
>> 	As to the current problem of ln-s for the symlink:
>>
>>
>> Lets assume that your directory structure is like this:  /home/mark/
>> htdocs  What you will want to do is place your rails application
>> right inside your home folder liek this:
>>
>> /home/mark/railsapp
>>
>> Now you need to symlink your railsapp/public directory to the htdocs
>> folder of your home dir with this command
>>
>> ln -s /home/mark/railsapp/public /home/mark/htdocs
>>
>> Then you should be set up to run your hello world.
>>
>> Cheers0
>> -Ezra Zygmuntowicz
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