for Rails 2.*
Not for Rails 3

How to add a model in rails

• ./script/generate resource MODELNAME

[ruby]./script/generate resource article[/ruby]

• edit migrate file
• edit model.rb – to add associations and validations
• edit controller.rb – add the 7 rest methods
• rake db:migrate – to run the new migration
• If you have to add a table (like a join table) you can do something like, for example

[ruby]./script/generate migration add_join_table_for_articles_and_authors[/ruby]

Update to the routes file should be taken care of by generate resource, but might want to check).