The web server simply looks at the information you submit ( a page for example) and routes it to the proper destination in rails. With me it's frequently error pages though.
Rails comes with a web server named webrick which works nicely enough for learning about Rails. Mongrel is a separate, higher performance web server that you can install via gem. Keep plugging away at it with sample apps untill you feel confident enough to write something of your own. And - don't stop asking questions On Jun 22, 12:28 pm, Abder-rahman Ali <[email protected]> wrote: > Just have a small question especially I'm new to RoR and web > programming. When we say that the application runs on a web server. Does > that mean for example when I run my application at:http://localhost:3000, the > web server is my local machine? > > And, since a server is a bundle of HW + SW, what is the SW part of the > server? > > Is it only "Mongrel"? > > Can you kindly explain what exactly is a web server? > > Thanks. > -- > Posted viahttp://www.ruby-forum.com/. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
