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Mac OS X Leopard - ARCAism

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CHAPTER 22 LEOPARD AS A WEB SERVER<br />

Other Considerations<br />

Serving web pages is simply not that difficult a task. Even a <strong>Mac</strong> mini can do so with aplomb. As<br />

your needs grow, you will probably want to add an uninterruptible power supply and a RAID to<br />

protect your data. You’ll also want a broadband connection with a high upstream speed and a<br />

static IP address.<br />

Here are a couple more things worth checking out:<br />

Summary<br />

<strong>Mac</strong> <strong>OS</strong> X Server: If you’re running a site as a hobby, or as a small business, the standard<br />

“client” version of <strong>Mac</strong> <strong>OS</strong> X is all you need, but Apple does produce a server version of<br />

<strong>Mac</strong> <strong>OS</strong> X, aimed at the enterprise. It has some additional administrative features that,<br />

while available in UNIX form, have been wrapped in that great <strong>Mac</strong> <strong>OS</strong> X user experience.<br />

If you’re using <strong>Mac</strong> <strong>OS</strong> X as a server, you might look into it. Visit www.apple.com/server/<br />

macosx/ for more details.<br />

Ruby on Rails: While PHP is a popular way to create web applications, it’s far from the<br />

only game in town. One platform that’s rising fast is Ruby on Rails. Ruby is an objectoriented<br />

programming language, not unlike PHP 5. Rails is a development framework<br />

written in and for Ruby. Both are included with <strong>Leopard</strong>. See http://developer.apple.<br />

com/tools/rubyonrails.html for more information.<br />

With its open source and UNIX roots, <strong>Mac</strong> <strong>OS</strong> X is built from the same stuff as the Internet<br />

itself. It’s no wonder the <strong>Mac</strong> is such a great platform for web development. Whether you’re<br />

serving web pages to the public right from your desktop, or just building a development environment<br />

on your laptop, <strong>Mac</strong> <strong>OS</strong> X comes with everything you need, and adding more is easier<br />

than ever.

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