I needed the same thing, if you are on linux just use export ENV_NAME=value; mongrel_rails start
Pete DeLaurentis wrote: > Hi guys, > > I'm looking for a way to pass environment variables to my Rails app > via Mongrel. I want to conditionally execute code in environment.rb > based on these environment variables. > > Background: > > 1. I have some special stuff I want to do when my Rails app first starts > 2. So, stuff it in environment.rb in after_initialize, right? > 3. Not this time. I have several other background processes that > include environment.rb, but shouldn't run this code. > > Some other background: > > I'm using lighttpd, mongrel, and mongrel_cluster > > If there's not a way to do this, I can fallback on having all the > background processes set an environment variable, but this doesn't > seem as clean. > > Thanks for the help! > Pete > > _______________________________________________ > Mongrel-users mailing list > Mongrel-users@rubyforge.org > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/mongrel-users > > > _______________________________________________ Mongrel-users mailing list Mongrel-users@rubyforge.org http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/mongrel-users
