Cleaning the sessions database store with a rake task in Rails
So, for one reason or another, I am using the built-in db store for sessions on the RidingResource site. I was about to embark on a path to utilizing sessions to help maintain the search selections...
View ArticleFun with jqModal, flash, sending email and submission forms in Rails
As many of you may already know, Riding Resource has been up and running since January 1st, and we’re chugging right along. One thing we realized we wanted was to have people be able to send us their...
View ArticleBuilding an API in Ruby on Rails
I know there are quite a few tutorials and links out there on building an API for your Ruby on Rails application, but I figured that I would document a little bit about how it was done for Riding...
View ArticleCAPTCHA in Rails – an experiment in anti-spam
One of the things that we decided would be a good idea for RidingResource was to let users of the site contact the various facilities that we have listed. We also wanted to make sure those facilities...
View ArticleInternal Analytics with Open Flash Chart
We wanted to be able to get some analytics for the various facilities on RidingResource, and that required some thinking. While Google Analytics is certainly great, and we use it heavily, there are...
View ArticleCustom (dynamic) error pages with Ruby on Rails
Ruby on Rails is pretty neat stuff. Whenever I try to find out how to do something, it seems that I’m not the first to look. And, fortunately, many have usually solved that problem before. One thing...
View ArticleGit socket timeout issues with CentOS
So Riding Resource was developed in Ruby on Rails, as many of you may know. At some point this year I made the switch from using a local Subversion source control system to using git with Github, which...
View ArticleManipulating links with HTML select and jQuery
As with most web projects, there’s always some little new glitch that pops up. We’ve been building and massaging our own analytics back end for Riding Resource for some time now, and the change of year...
View ArticleHow to set the text with formtastic, select and collection
I’ve been on a tear again working on Riding Resource. We’re trying to do something interesting and slightly social, but I can’t give it all away just yet. There are some forms involved, and I decided...
View ArticleDisconnected Ruby demos on OpenShift 3
I’m headed to China soon, and the Great Firewall can present issues. S2I builds on OpenShift 3 generally require internet access (for example, pulling from Github or installing Ruby Gems), so I wanted...
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