Interesting Things

• “Do long file uploads lock up Mongrel processes?” Evidence seems to show that, at least with some web servers like nginx, the web server will handle all of the uploading, leaving the Mongrel processes to continue serving. Perhaps Apache does the same?

Ask for Help

• “What is the preferred means for running Ruby/Rails processes on a scheduled basis?” People suggested the following:
  • cron/crontab — our old friend.
  • drb — Distributed Ruby
  • Ruby Daemon Module