Hi mongrel-users,
Just a heads up for apache2.2 mod_proxy + mongrel + rails users:
If you have a line like this in your source (because you''ve done a
poor job maintaining your code and reading the API docs):
render ''foo'', :layout => ''bar''
You might expect it to do what it says... but it actually sets
deprecated_status and ends up setting "Status: layoutbar" as a header.
This wouldn''t be a problem other than an RFC violation, if Apache
didn''t pick up on it and deliver anything with an invalid Status
header as text/plain (as it should). But it does it without warning
(as it shouldn''t), which I''ve told the #apache people about,
and they
say they''ll patch in a debug message or something.
But for reference,
If your symptoms are:
- Mongrel == works
- Mongrel + Apache mod_proxy == fails
- Webrick + Apache mod_proxy == works
- Mongrel + Pen == works
Then check your status headers, as I could see this becoming a common
mistake as more users do the switch to this configuration.
I hope it''s okay for me to post something I consider
''informational''
here, but it had me stumped for hours, and I figure others should
know about it.
Hope thats helpful,
--hax
