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NAME

Insult - Openshift Perl example insult generator

DESCRIPTION

Based on the Python code from the free OpenShift eBook (it's very short and a fast read). This simple code uses Postgresql and Perl to generate Shakespearean insults.

Here's the live demo.

PaaS

"PaaS" stands for "Platform as a Service". It's aimed primarily at developers who want to deploy Web apps but not worry about the system administration tasks. Red Hat's OpenShift service allows you to quickly and easily deploy Web apps in a variety of programming languages. Starting with zero knowledge, I created this app and deployed it at http://insultapp-veure.rhcloud.com/ in two hours. That two hours involved eating dinner and putting my daughter to bed.

SETUP

You probably want to follow along in the ebook as you follow these instructions. These steps start in Chapter 2.

First, sign up for a free OpenShift account.

Next, install the command line tools.

Run rhc setup and follow the prompts. Pick a unique domain name.

Then, assuming you want to call your application insultapp, run the following:

rhc app create insultapp perl-5.10

Note that when you do this, it will dump a lot of useful information for you, including your application URL. Don't forget this URL.

git remote add upstream -m master https://github.com/Ovid/openshift-perl
git pull -s recursive -X theirs upstream master
rhc cartridge add postgresql-9.2

In your insultapp directory (by default, created in your home directory, but you can move it), do this:

rhc ssh
psql
insultapp=# \e

Then paste contents of https://raw.githubusercontent.com/codemiller/getting-started-with-openshift/master/import.sql

Exit your editor and your database should be populated.

Type \q to exit Postgresql.

Type exit to exit your cloud instance and return to your box (i.e., end your ssh session).

Then:

git push

That should build your application and install needed dependencies. It will take a while.

Then navigate to the URL mentioned previously.

HACKING

If you want to hack on the code, it's in the C<openshift> directory. Add dependencies to .openshift/cpan.txt.

AUTHOR

Written by Curtis "Ovid" Poe and sponsored by All Around The World.

This code is released into the public domain. Do as you wish.