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UsingSimpleLogWithDreamHost

Special Instructions for DreamHost Users

Due to DH's wacky and crappy support for Rails, certain areas of this installation need to be tweaked. For one thing, it's ESSENTIAL that you set the DREAMHOST environment variable to "yes" in config/server.rb. This changes the dispatcher a little and hopefully makes up for some issues with DH and 500 errors.

It's also important that you use database_dreamhost.yml. Rename the file to database.yml and set aside the original as _original or something. DreamHost doesn't use local MySQL installations, so you need to specify the host of your SQL server. (See panel.dreamhost.com to set this up.) For those unfamiliar with setting up SQL servers: You'll need to edit the settings in database[_dreamhost].yml to point to SQL databases you personally set up in DreamHost, under the Goodies/Manage MySQL section. Within that section, set up DBs named simplelog_dev and simplelog_test (if you choose to use the default values from the file), as well as the username/password you prefer for each DB. Make sure it matches what's in database[_dreamhost].yml.

Also, on DH, you need to set your site's target to the public directory of the SimpleLog app. Again, see panel.dreamhost.com to do this.

In addition, sometimes a successful install will result in your domain only rendering the files in your /public/ directory. Refresh your .htaccess file from the one in the original source download.

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