Setting up your development environment
My development platform is Windows XP. I already had MySQL installed so here are the basic steps I followed:
1. Install Ruby
Download the latest .exe from http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group_id=167
For me that was the 1.8.6-26 Final Release, "ruby186-26.exe". Simply run the .exe and follow any onscreen prompts.
2. Install RubyGems
RubyGems is Ruby's standard package manager. Download the latest .zip from http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group_id=126
For me that was "rubygems-0.9.5.zip". Unzip to your local drive, open up a command prompt and cd to where you extracted the zip. Run the following from the command prompt:
> ruby setup.rb
3. Install Rails
I needed to install version 1.2.6 which was the version used to developed the site. Run the following from the command prompt:
> gem install rails --version 1.2.6
This install will take a few minutes.
1. Install Ruby
Download the latest .exe from http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group_id=167
For me that was the 1.8.6-26 Final Release, "ruby186-26.exe". Simply run the .exe and follow any onscreen prompts.
2. Install RubyGems
RubyGems is Ruby's standard package manager. Download the latest .zip from http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group_id=126
For me that was "rubygems-0.9.5.zip". Unzip to your local drive, open up a command prompt and cd to where you extracted the zip. Run the following from the command prompt:
> ruby setup.rb
3. Install Rails
I needed to install version 1.2.6 which was the version used to developed the site. Run the following from the command prompt:
> gem install rails --version 1.2.6
This install will take a few minutes.
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