[Cross-posted on devchix] I am currently working on an Rails app that integrates the YUI dataTable, and in going through the tutorials I noticed they are all assume a PHP back-end. I also saw a number of people asking how to get this to work with a Rails controller, so I thought I'd write up my experience in the hopes that it helps someone else. For basic info about setting up the dataTable, refer to the YUI site, linked above. I'm also going to try to clarify a few things that I found a bit obscure.

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