The perfect way to upload file in Rails 3.1

Question

I'm new in Ruby/Rails, so, my question: what is the perfect way to upload file and save filename in database with rails? Are there any Gem? Or maybe there are good build-in feature?

Answer 1

You can try Paperclip.It is most popular gem in rails community...

   https://github.com/thoughtbot/paperclip

these lines do the all stuff

   class User < ActiveRecord::Base
     has_attached_file :avatar, :styles => { :medium => "300x300>", :thumb => "100x100>" }
   end

Try it......

Answer 2

Also try carrierwave, Ryan has a good screencast about this gem

Answer 3

Just take a look on the links to choose between paperClip & carrierwave :

Rails 3 paperclip vs carrierwave vs dragonfly vs attachment_fu

And

http://bcjordan.github.com/posts/rails-image-uploading-framework-comparison/

Answer 4

Most people use the Paperclip Gem.