mod_ruby is a module that
embeds the
Ruby
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interpreter into the
Apache web server
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to allow Ruby code to execute natively, faster than other
CGI methods. Its drawback is that the characteristic sharing of classes among Apache processes is not safe for multiple applications
mod_ruby Wiki
, explaining the security problem of mod_ruby. (e.g., multiple Ruby on Rails
Ruby on Rails (simplified as Rails) is a server-side web application framework written in Ruby under the MIT License. Rails is a model–view–controller (MVC) framework, providing default structures for a database, a web service, and web p ...
applications running simultaneously).
There is also the simila
mod_mruby
for mruby
mruby is an interpreter for the Ruby programming language with the intention of being lightweight and easily embeddable. The project is headed by Yukihiro Matsumoto, with over 100 contributors currently working on the project.
Features
mruby 1.0 ...
, a lightweight Ruby implementation.
As of at least 2015, the project seems to no longer be under active development.
See also
* Phusion Passenger (mod_rails/mod_rack)
*mod_perl
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*mod_php
Mod, MOD or mods may refer to:
Places
* Modesto City–County Airport, Stanislaus County, California, US
Arts, entertainment, and media Music
* Mods (band), a Norwegian rock band
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* ...
*mod_python
mod_python is an Apache HTTP Server module that integrates the Python programming language with the server. It is intended to provide a Python language binding for the Apache HTTP Server.
When mod_python released it was one of the more efficient ...
*mod_wsgi
mod_wsgi is an Apache HTTP Server module by Graham Dumpleton that provides a WSGI compliant interface for hosting Python based web applications under Apache. As of version 4.5.3, mod_wsgi supports Python 2 and 3 (starting from 2.6 and 3.2).
It ...
Notes
External links
mod_ruby project
Ruby
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Articles with underscores in the title
Ruby (programming language)
Discontinued software
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