Build the app

On a machine with a working Rails installation:

1. Open up a terminal window, and at the command prompt ($) type:
   $ rails new my_app
2. Change to the application directory (RAILS.root):
   $ cd my_app
3. Start the web server:
   $ rails server
4. Open a browser window and navigate to
   http://localhost:3000

Rails Directory Structure

• RAILS.root - my_app
• app - Models, Views and Controllers code
• bin - Helper scripts (bundle, rails, rake)
• config - App, database & route configuration
• db - Database schema and migrations
• Gemfile - Specify the required gems
• lib
• log - Application logging directory
• public - Webroot of the application
• test - Tests - Agile development
• tmp
• vendor