# Mod\_ruby and Apache ForceType
**URL:** https://rubytalk.org/t/mod-ruby-and-apache-forcetype/12247
**Category:** ruby-talk
**Created:** [22 June 2004 11:28 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/mod-ruby-and-apache-forcetype/12247 "2004-06-22T11:28:12Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@George\_Moschovitis1](https://rubytalk.org/u/George_Moschovitis1)
#### Post date: [22 June 2004 11:28 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/mod-ruby-and-apache-forcetype/12247/1 "2004-06-22T11:28:12Z")
Hello everyone,
I am trying to use the ForceType directive of apache
to get more readable urls, like this php based example:
\
ForceType application/x-httpd-php
\
Does anyone know what is the equivalent of
application/x-httpd-php for mod\_ruby?
I tried the following but failed:
AddType application/x-httpd-ruby .sx
AddHandler ruby-object .sx
\
ForceType application/x-httpd-ruby
\
Any help will be really appreciated!
George Moschovitis
---
### Author:  [@Carl\_Youngblood1](https://rubytalk.org/u/Carl_Youngblood1)
#### Post date: [22 June 2004 18:06 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/mod-ruby-and-apache-forcetype/12247/2 "2004-06-22T18:06:42Z")
One other approach that I've used is to use mod\_rewrite to cause some
scripts to be interpreted as ruby scripts. In this case I am causing
certain URLS to be transparently redirected to a fastcgi script that
happens to be a ruby script:
\
RewriteEngine on
RewriteLog logs/rewrite\_log
RewriteLogLevel 0
# don't use controller to process requests for static files
RewriteCond %{REQUEST\_URI} .\*\.(gif|jpg|png|css|js)$
RewriteRule .\* - [L]
# send all other requests into the controller ruby script
RewriteRule ^.\*$ /controller.fcgi [L,T=fastcgi-script]
\
> **···**
>
> On Tue, 22 Jun 2004 20:28:12 +0900, George Moschovitis \ wrote:
>
> > Hello everyone,
> >
> > I am trying to use the ForceType directive of apache
> > to get more readable urls, like this php based example:
> >
> > \
> > ForceType application/x-httpd-php
> > \
> >
> > Does anyone know what is the equivalent of
> > application/x-httpd-php for mod\_ruby?
> >
> > I tried the following but failed:
> >
> > AddType application/x-httpd-ruby .sx
> > AddHandler ruby-object .sx
> > \
> > ForceType application/x-httpd-ruby
> > \
> >
> > Any help will be really appreciated!
> >
> > George Moschovitis
---
### Author:  [@Dick\_Davies1](https://rubytalk.org/u/Dick_Davies1)
#### Post date: [23 June 2004 08:42 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/mod-ruby-and-apache-forcetype/12247/3 "2004-06-23T08:42:45Z")
Can't answer directly , but isn't this the same as
\
SetHandler ruby-object
RubyHandler Apache::ERubyRun.instance
\
(for eruby)
or
\
Options +ExecCGI
SetHandler ruby-object
RubyHandler Apache::RubyRun.instance
\
(for ruby cgi type scripts)
I'd replace the \ above with a \ to
exclude images etc.
\* George Moschovitis \ [0631 12:31]:
> **···**
>
> > Hello everyone,
> >
> > I am trying to use the ForceType directive of apache
> > to get more readable urls, like this php based example:
> >
> > \
> > ForceType application/x-httpd-php
> > \
> >
> > Does anyone know what is the equivalent of
> > application/x-httpd-php for mod\_ruby?
> >
> > I tried the following but failed:
> >
> > AddType application/x-httpd-ruby .sx
> > AddHandler ruby-object .sx
> > \
> > ForceType application/x-httpd-ruby
> > \
> >
> > Any help will be really appreciated!
> >
> > George Moschovitis
>
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