A.) How to setup a Rails 2.x Application on your local system:–

[NOTE: The following steps are for Windows OS environment]

1. Setup Ruby and Rails on the local system:-
   
   
   
   • Install Ruby on Windows:
     
     The easiest way is using the One-Click-Installer
     
     Once the installation is complete, check that path to ruby\bin directory is in your PATH variable (Run “cmd”, then type “path” at the prompt and check that the path is there.
     
     The great thing about the one-click installer is that it comes with Ruby Gems, Scite pre-installed. The thing to watch out for is that one-click installer does not have the very latest version of Ruby, so when you are reading Ruby Docs, make sure you know which version of Ruby you have (run “ruby -v” in the command prompt)
   
   
   • Installing MySQL on Windows:
     
     First, download and run the latest MySQL. After the files are unzipped, an Instance Config should run automatically (you can run it manually at any time from your MySQL bin directory just run “MySQLInstanceConfig.exe”). Then go through the