Got an answer from Twitter!
Crystal at Twitter contacted me (finally!) and got somebody else to tell me what i need to change to enable Twitter integration again. As i suspected, they have blocked GET requests, and it now has to be a POST request.
Sounds simple enough, but unfortunately i have to download a new version of Ruby in order to get new functions. Last time i tried that my computer had a classpath strop, so i decided not to bother. This time i’ll do whatever it takes to get working on the latest versions. Whilst i’m at it i might as well upgrade Rails and switch to Mongrel too!
More for my own benefit than anything, this is what the server currently uses:
- Ruby 1.8.5
- RubyGems 0.9.0
- Rails 1.1.6
- Mongrel 0.3.13.4
I might get stuck in install/make/configure hell for a little while, but it will be worth it!
Update: Ugh! It took HOURS!!! It’s a long complicated story, which includes re-installing my operating system but i am finally working, although not quite with the same versions. I have:
- Ruby 1.8.5
- RubyGems 0.9.1
- Rails 1.2.1 (hopefully Rushed Sunlight will upgrade soon!)
- Mongrel 0.3.13.4
Right then! Now i can make a start on investigating this Twitter API!