Handle File Uploads Easily in Rails
Monday, April 14th, 2008Recently I have been working with file uploads quote a bit in Ruby on Rails. In the past I have struggled through the process of allowing a user to upload a file (whether it be an image or a PDF file) from a web form. Let’s just say that this represents one of those occasions that I am glad to be using Ruby on Rails, due mainly to a nice little plugin called “attachment_fu” by Rick Olson. This is a file upload plugin that makes the process of uploading files from web forms almost trivial, and makes the uploading, resizing, and thumbnailing of uploaded images much, much easier.
Installation is as simple as typing:
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