Comments on: Plugins vs. Engines http://clair.ro/rails/2007/11/16/plugins-vs-engines/ my rails know-how Fri, 18 May 2012 09:51:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: test http://clair.ro/rails/2007/11/16/plugins-vs-engines/#comment-5 test Sat, 24 Nov 2007 21:19:07 +0000 http://clair.ro/rails/2007/11/16/plugins-vs-engines/#comment-5 Thanks Adam for the clarification, I was completely wrong … Thanks Adam for the clarification, I was completely wrong …

]]> By: James Adam http://clair.ro/rails/2007/11/16/plugins-vs-engines/#comment-2 James Adam Sat, 17 Nov 2007 10:59:09 +0000 http://clair.ro/rails/2007/11/16/plugins-vs-engines/#comment-2 That's completely wrong. There's no difference in terms of "installation" between plugins and "engines", because they are the same - http://rails-engines.org/news/2007/01/03/engines-are-dead-long-live-engines/). An "engine" is just a plugin. It's also possible to unpack gems into your application and deploy them with your application, without needing to install them in in the system areas of your hosting server (http://www.youtilize.com/post/how-to-host-ruby-on-rails-app-on-shared-hosting). That’s completely wrong. There’s no difference in terms of “installation” between plugins and “engines”, because they are the same - http://rails-engines.org/news/2007/01/03/engines-are-dead-long-live-engines/). An “engine” is just a plugin.

It’s also possible to unpack gems into your application and deploy them with your application, without needing to install them in in the system areas of your hosting server (http://www.youtilize.com/post/how-to-host-ruby-on-rails-app-on-shared-hosting).

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