Application Error

Rails
1

I think I’m relativly close to getting rails up on my domain but I get
this application error if I try to run the page.

Application error
Rails application failed to start properly"

At first it was a disptath.cgi error I fixed that by changing the
attibutes, but now I get this, why may it be happening?

Ryan.

2

This can be many things. Database connectivity, configuration errors,
etc. Check your logs for any indication of what’s going on.

c.

Ryan Edwards-Crewe wrote:

I think I’m relativly close to getting rails up on my domain but I get
this application error if I try to run the page.

Application error
Rails application failed to start properly"

At first it was a disptath.cgi error I fixed that by changing the
attibutes, but now I get this, why may it be happening?

Ryan.

3

When this happened to me, it took me over an hour to realize it was that
the public folder didn’t have the right permissions.

Quote from my web host’s help wiki:

“8. cd into your railsapp directory and do chmod -R u+rwX,go-w public
log to set the correct permissions. The public directory and
dispatch.fcgi must not be world-writable (or group-writable, just in
case), and the log directory must be writable so that log and crash
files can be generated.”

My web host is dreamhost, but even with other hosts you may find their
installation guide helpful for installing ruby apps. It’s available at
http://wiki.dreamhost.com/index.php/Ruby_on_Rails#QuickStart_Guide_12-01-05

4

In my experience, it’s a problem with the dispatch file. Does it have
the correct permissions to execute, and does it point to the proper
location on the first line #!/bin/ruby or wherever your distro stores
it? Also, I’ve had problems with log files not having permissions so the
app can write them.

5

it? Also, I’ve had problems with log files not having permissions so the
app can write them.

Good point there…forgot about that one. It has bitten me a few times.

–
Andrew S.

6

Check the shebang line in the dispatch.cgi (.fcgi) and make sure it
points
to the correct location. A common location is

#!/usr/local/bin/ruby

This will give you the “failed to start…” error.

If you’re running linux can do “which ruby” on the command line to get
the
location.

good luck,
andy

Andrew S.

7

also try running dispatch.(f)cgi from the command prompt …

As Cayce wrote, you need more symptoms to debug this problem.

J