Install Sphinx on Ubuntu
It's a pretty straightforward process. Download the source and compile it. There isn't a package for it so here are the commands.
wget http://sphinxsearch.com/downloads/sphinx-0.9.8.1.tar.gz
tar xzvf sphinx-0.9.8.1.tar.gz
cd sphinx-0.9.8.1/
./configure...
Written by Sean Behan on 06/17/2012
Using jQuery and Prototype Javascript Together with jQuery.noConflict();
To use the jQuery javascript framework in a Rails application, that also uses the Prototype framework for the same application, you'll need to reassign the $() function for jQuery to another variable. This is very simple to do. Just make sure to include t...
Written by Sean Behan on 06/17/2012
Workshop Dog
Workshop Dog is a free events calendar for dog training workshops and group lessons.
Users can list their training workshops as well as create a business profile. Jobs may be posted to the site for a small fee. Events that are created are distributed to...
Written by Sean Behan on 06/17/2012
Rails 3 Config Auto Load Paths in Application.rb
In Rails 3 files in lib/ are no longer loaded by default. It's a snap to auto load these classes by adding the following line to config/application.rb
config.autoload_paths += %W(#{config.root}/lib)
This is commented out around line 16. Either rep...
Written by Sean Behan on 06/17/2012
How to Install Ferret, the Full Text Search Engine with Your Rails Application
Ferret is a full text search engine based on the popular Lucene Engine, which is originally written for Java. There is a great tutorial available here: http://www.railsenvy.com/2007/2/19/acts-as-ferret-tutorial
Assuming you have the plugin installed, act...
Written by Sean Behan on 06/17/2012