Its super easy to set up a server for php if you're running apache as your default web sever. However, I recently had to figure out the how to run php an Ubuntu server which has been set up for rails using nginx and passenger. One option is to run apache on a different port and then route that through nginx but this method requires a lot of memory. The solution I choose was to use php-fpm.

apt-get install php5-fpm

Despite our love for Ruby we sometimes find ourselves with clients who want to keep their Wordpress blog in conjunction with their shiny new Rails app. The most obvious way to do this is to run it on a different subdomain (blog.domain.com), but this presents an SEO problem because your blog which is often one of the most useful tools for attracting people is now on a different domain.

The Solution: