Luis Lavena wrote: > On 2/6/07, ufuk kocolu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > <snip> > >> I have one rails application which runs severals sites according to that >> enviroment variable. >> >> http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lang.ruby.rails/14513 >> >> The problem is, I can do what you suggest but I want to use mongrel as >> an NT service (I can create multiple NT services for multiple sites) >> for that, I have to set this enviroment variable elsewhere. >> >> > > OK, you forgot to include in your post THAT IMPORTANT part. > > NT services cannot set environment variables *per-service*, unless you > ran your application for every instance in one specific user account > > (ex. site1 using user1, site2 => user2, etc). > > That will require set environment for each user account, also making > your application code vulnerable to _all_ these accounts (NT security > and permissions). > > >> If there is an option to run system commands before mongrel service >> initializes, that would work for me. >> >> > > There isn't. Mongrel execute the config script after loading rails > environment. > > Could I question your decision base your application/system design in > a mail that dates 1 year, 29 weeks, 5 days, 12 hours and 26 minutes > old? > > I got better functionality and less code duplication implementing > "instances" versions of my application: > > All your instances share the same codebase of your application, which > is bundled inside a gem. > > Each instance could be run like a normal rails application, having its > own database.yml, but without duplicated models and controllers > between instances. > > That is Fossilize, the base on what Radiant based their gemification > distribution. > > Maybe that approach will suite better your needs. > >
Thank you for your answer. The fact is, my application is a year old. So that solution was appropriatte back then. I'll check your suggestion but I won't be able to change a whole application to that method. Then, I'm stuck here. I doubt i will find a way out of this. Thanks again. Ufuk. _______________________________________________ Mongrel-users mailing list Mongrel-users@rubyforge.org http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/mongrel-users