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Eruby is a handy way to embed Ruby in HTML. In this tutorial, we will explain how to setup Eruby for DreamHost customers (though the instructions will probably work for other hosts as well). Setting up Eruby Use SSH to copy /usr/bin/eruby, and name that file eruby.cgi. Place eruby.cgi it in the root of the [...]

I just read an interesting post on the Official DreamHost Blog entitled “One-Click Mystery“. (the post had a chart — so I was immediately intrigued): Dallas Kashuba explained DreamHost users are using One-Clicks less and less, with newer customers using this feature significantly less than users who signed up in ’05/’06. “The clear trend we [...]

When troubleshooting your website, it is useful to know how many CPU resources are being consumed by that site. If you are a webmaster like me, you are likely to use your DreamHost account to host multiple websites. One of the problems an account with many hosted domains can have is tracking down which particular [...]

If you have registered or host a domain with DreamHost and would like to host it with your .Mac/iWeb 08 account, you can do so using the following steps: The first step is to log into your .Mac/iWeb account page and then click the “Use personal domain” option – enter your domain name into the [...]

I just came across a handy tool for DreamHost users called ip-abuse-lookup.sh. This shell script analyzes error and access logs for a domain, looking for the IP addresses that have connected to your site the most often. It checks for IP addresses that cause a Concurrent Connection Limit Exceeded error, which is a strong indication [...]

DreamHost offers shell access, but it needs to be specifically enabled for each user. You can either create a new user with shell access enabled, or modify and existing user to have shell. Here’s how: Enabling Shell Access for an Existing User: Navigate to “USERS > MANAGE USERS” section of the web panel. Click the [...]

Uploading an entire site or script in a ZIP archive then decompressing via SSH is useful, time-saving, and increases your geek webmaster points by +5. Here’s how to do it: First you need the right tools and setup: Start by making sure you have Shell access enabled for your domain. You are also going to [...]

Although you can still use FastCGI, DreamHost now recommends using Passenger to deploy and host Ruby on Rails applications on DreamHost servers. Enabling Passenger: To enable Passenger, edit any of your fully hosted domains or add a new domain from the Manage Domains area of the web panel. Check the “Ruby on Rails Passenger (mod_rails)?” [...]

Making a custom error page with DreamHost is easy. DreamHost servers have built-in special file names that, if present in your domain’s root directory, will load automatically when a visitor gets a particular error message on your website. Here are the special file names: failed_auth.html – for Error 401 – Failed Authorization forbidden.html – for [...]

PhpBB is one of the most popular free message board applications, and Dreamhost offers it as a “one-click” install from your web panel. Like other database dependent web scripts, phpBB can drain server resources — especially on popular sites. Here are some tips to help optimize your phpBB forum on Dreamhost (though, the tips will [...]