Using sendmail to send mail on ubuntu box
I normally install postfix for my MTA. However, I've never really used sendmail so I'd decide to give it a whirl for a new application I'm working on. I don't use it for anything but handling the mail that the application needs to send out, like new user ...
Written by Sean Behan on 06/17/2012
How to Render Partials with an Underscore in Sinatra
Sinatra doesn't have a method for rendering partials. It defers to the template language of your choice. For instance, if you're using ERB, it's as simple as
erb :'path/to/partial'
Rails has a nice convention of using an underscore to mark file...
Written by Sean Behan on 10/13/2013
YouTube Internal Server Error
Thought I'd share a snapshot of this error message from youtube.com. It's nice to know that their monkeys are highly trained. I figured they just got those lazy monkeys who work for bananas.
500 Internal Server Error
Sorry, something went wrong.
A team o...
Written by Sean Behan on 06/17/2012
Installing RedMine PM Software on Apache with Phusion and REE and Seeing a 404 Page Not Found Error on Installation
If you follow the instructions on how to install the Rails Redmine PM Software (available here) and are using Apache with Passenger (REE), you need to delete the .htaccess file that is kept in RAILS_ROOT/public directory. Otherwise you'll see a 404 page n...
Written by Sean Behan on 06/17/2012
Defining Application Constants for Ruby on Rails Application
The best place to keep application constants which are environment specific is in config/environments directory. For instance...
# in RAILS_ROOT/config/environments/development.rb
APP_DOMAIN = "localhost"
# in RAILS_ROOT/config/environments/production.rb...
Written by Sean Behan on 06/17/2012
