Don’t forget: “render :layout => …” should appear below any variables in your controller.
I’ve spent a few hours trying to get the @variables set in my controller to show up in my layout. After much frustration and trying all kinds of fancy ways around my problem, it suddenly occurred to me that I was simply […]

I got a comment the other day asking how I converted to WordPress from Mephisto while keeping my comments and everything intact. If you are familiar with Ruby on Rails, this response will make sense. If you are not, I recommend learning it…then this response will make sense.
In a nutshell, I used Mephisto for the […]

This blog you are reading is powered by Mephisto. I originally created this blog using my own code in PHP and was so tired of re-inventing the wheel that I went out and researched what I thought would be the best blogging software for my needs. I’m in love with Ruby on Rails, so one […]

I don’t know why this is so poorly documented on the web. I guess everyone assumes that it’s so easy, that everyone knows it. Well, I forgot how and spent an hour on the web trying to find out how to start your own rdoc server. Here’s the command for anyone else who might be […]

By Aaron Gustafson. Updated by Jason Gill
While it is true that WestHost now offers Ruby on Rails, it’s only available on some of the packages and not all. If you are a cheapskate like me and want to add Ruby on Rails to the Personal Starter plan where RoR isn’t available, this tutorial is for […]