Martijn van Leeuwen
2006-Jan-10 16:03 UTC
[Rails] FastCGI cannot start; Rails doesn''t work
I have a problem deploying FastCGI for use with RoR.
OS: FreeBSD 5.4
Apache: 2.0.55
FastCGI: 2.4.2
######
I compiled a new mod_fastcgi.so and copied it to
/usr/lib/apache/mod_fastcgi.so
######
My httpd.conf looks like this:
LoadModule fastcgi_module /usr/lib/apache/mod_fastcgi.so
<IfModule mod_fastcgi.c>
AddHandler fastcgi-script .fcgi
</IfModule>
######
The testscript i want to execute is the following:
#!/usr/local/bin/ruby
require ''cgi''
require ''rubygems''
require_gem ''fcgi''
FCGI.each_cgi do |cgi|
content = ''''
env = []
cgi.env_table.each do |k,v|
env << [k,v]
end
env.sort!
env.each do |k,v|
content << %Q(#{k} => #{v}<br>\n)
end
cgi.out{content}
end
#######
The errors i get in apache''s error_log are:
[Tue Jan 10 16:55:14 2006] [notice] Apache/2.0.55 (Unix)
mod_perl/1.99_17-dev Perl/v5.8.7 PHP/4.4.0 FrontPage/5.0.2.2635
mod_fastcgi/2.4.2 mod_ssl/2.0.55 OpenSSL/0.9.7e configured -- resuming
normal operations
[Tue Jan 10 16:55:32 2006] [warn] FastCGI: (dynamic) server
"/home/martijn/domains/martijnvanleeuwen.nl/public_html/sponsors/public/test.fcgi"
started (pid 18781)
FastCGI: can''t start server
"/home/martijn/domains/martijnvanleeuwen.nl/public_html/sponsors/public/test.fcgi"
(pid 18781), execle() failed: No such file or directory
[Tue Jan 10 16:55:32 2006] [warn] FastCGI: (dynamic) server
"/home/martijn/domains/martijnvanleeuwen.nl/public_html/sponsors/public/test.fcgi"
(pid 18781) terminated by calling exit with status ''255''
######
What did i find out?
There are only a few examples on the internet with this problem. They
all say that the first line in the script
''#!/usr/local/bin/ruby'' points
to the wrong location. My ruby is in the correct place. Does anyone have
any idea for this problem?
Thanx in advance,
Martijn
On Tue, 2006-01-10 at 17:03 +0100, Martijn van Leeuwen wrote:> I have a problem deploying FastCGI for use with RoR. > > OS: FreeBSD 5.4 > Apache: 2.0.55 > FastCGI: 2.4.2 > > ###### > > I compiled a new mod_fastcgi.so and copied it to > /usr/lib/apache/mod_fastcgi.so > > ###### > > My httpd.conf looks like this: > LoadModule fastcgi_module /usr/lib/apache/mod_fastcgi.so > > <IfModule mod_fastcgi.c> > AddHandler fastcgi-script .fcgi > </IfModule> > > ###### > > The testscript i want to execute is the following: > > #!/usr/local/bin/ruby > require ''cgi'' > require ''rubygems'' > require_gem ''fcgi'' > > FCGI.each_cgi do |cgi| > content = '''' > env = [] > cgi.env_table.each do |k,v| > env << [k,v] > end > env.sort! > env.each do |k,v| > content << %Q(#{k} => #{v}<br>\n) > end > cgi.out{content} > end > > ####### > > The errors i get in apache''s error_log are: > > [Tue Jan 10 16:55:14 2006] [notice] Apache/2.0.55 (Unix) > mod_perl/1.99_17-dev Perl/v5.8.7 PHP/4.4.0 FrontPage/5.0.2.2635 > mod_fastcgi/2.4.2 mod_ssl/2.0.55 OpenSSL/0.9.7e configured -- resuming > normal operations > [Tue Jan 10 16:55:32 2006] [warn] FastCGI: (dynamic) server > "/home/martijn/domains/martijnvanleeuwen.nl/public_html/sponsors/public/test.fcgi" > started (pid 18781) > FastCGI: can''t start server > "/home/martijn/domains/martijnvanleeuwen.nl/public_html/sponsors/public/test.fcgi" > (pid 18781), execle() failed: No such file or directory > [Tue Jan 10 16:55:32 2006] [warn] FastCGI: (dynamic) server > "/home/martijn/domains/martijnvanleeuwen.nl/public_html/sponsors/public/test.fcgi" > (pid 18781) terminated by calling exit with status ''255'' > > ###### > > What did i find out? > There are only a few examples on the internet with this problem. They > all say that the first line in the script ''#!/usr/local/bin/ruby'' points > to the wrong location. My ruby is in the correct place. Does anyone have > any idea for this problem?You can always test the script separate of the apache setup by running the script at the command line: cd /home/martijn/domains/martijnvanleeuwen.nl/public_html/sponsors/public/ ./test.fcgi Is the ruby fcgi gem installed properly? -- -Matthew Beale mixonic@synitech.com :: 607 227 0871 Resume and Portfolio @ http://madhatted.com
Martijn van Leeuwen
2006-Jan-10 17:43 UTC
[Rails] FastCGI cannot start; Rails doesn''t work
Matthew Beale schreef:>On Tue, 2006-01-10 at 17:03 +0100, Martijn van Leeuwen wrote: > > >>I have a problem deploying FastCGI for use with RoR. >> >>OS: FreeBSD 5.4 >>Apache: 2.0.55 >>FastCGI: 2.4.2 >> >>###### >> >>I compiled a new mod_fastcgi.so and copied it to >>/usr/lib/apache/mod_fastcgi.so >> >>###### >> >>My httpd.conf looks like this: >>LoadModule fastcgi_module /usr/lib/apache/mod_fastcgi.so >> >><IfModule mod_fastcgi.c> >> AddHandler fastcgi-script .fcgi >></IfModule> >> >>###### >> >>The testscript i want to execute is the following: >> >>#!/usr/local/bin/ruby >>require ''cgi'' >>require ''rubygems'' >>require_gem ''fcgi'' >> >> FCGI.each_cgi do |cgi| >> content = '''' >> env = [] >> cgi.env_table.each do |k,v| >> env << [k,v] >> end >> env.sort! >> env.each do |k,v| >> content << %Q(#{k} => #{v}<br>\n) >> end >> cgi.out{content} >> end >> >>####### >> >>The errors i get in apache''s error_log are: >> >>[Tue Jan 10 16:55:14 2006] [notice] Apache/2.0.55 (Unix) >>mod_perl/1.99_17-dev Perl/v5.8.7 PHP/4.4.0 FrontPage/5.0.2.2635 >>mod_fastcgi/2.4.2 mod_ssl/2.0.55 OpenSSL/0.9.7e configured -- resuming >>normal operations >>[Tue Jan 10 16:55:32 2006] [warn] FastCGI: (dynamic) server >>"/home/martijn/domains/martijnvanleeuwen.nl/public_html/sponsors/public/test.fcgi" >>started (pid 18781) >>FastCGI: can''t start server >>"/home/martijn/domains/martijnvanleeuwen.nl/public_html/sponsors/public/test.fcgi" >>(pid 18781), execle() failed: No such file or directory >>[Tue Jan 10 16:55:32 2006] [warn] FastCGI: (dynamic) server >>"/home/martijn/domains/martijnvanleeuwen.nl/public_html/sponsors/public/test.fcgi" >>(pid 18781) terminated by calling exit with status ''255'' >> >>###### >> >>What did i find out? >>There are only a few examples on the internet with this problem. They >>all say that the first line in the script ''#!/usr/local/bin/ruby'' points >>to the wrong location. My ruby is in the correct place. Does anyone have >>any idea for this problem? >> >> > >You can always test the script separate of the apache setup by running >the script at the command line: > > cd /home/martijn/domains/martijnvanleeuwen.nl/public_html/sponsors/public/ > ./test.fcgi > >Is the ruby fcgi gem installed properly? > >I used "gem install fcgi" And it worked like it should, so i don''t think there were any problems there. If i try to run an empty script file like empty.fcgi i get the same error. So i would think the problem is with fastcgi and maybe rights. But i can''t find out where and how. I did the FreeBSD ports version and i compilled all stuff myself. But still have problems.
I had issues on my setup due to file permissions when I received the ''No such file or directory'' error. I was root when I worked on one of the files and had to change the ownership. Worth a shot. ~ Ben On 1/10/06, Martijn van Leeuwen <mail@martijnvanleeuwen.nl> wrote:> > I have a problem deploying FastCGI for use with RoR. > > OS: FreeBSD 5.4 > Apache: 2.0.55 > FastCGI: 2.4.2 > > ###### > > I compiled a new mod_fastcgi.so and copied it to > /usr/lib/apache/mod_fastcgi.so > > ###### > > My httpd.conf looks like this: > LoadModule fastcgi_module /usr/lib/apache/mod_fastcgi.so > > <IfModule mod_fastcgi.c> > AddHandler fastcgi-script .fcgi > </IfModule> > > ###### > > The testscript i want to execute is the following: > > #!/usr/local/bin/ruby > require ''cgi'' > require ''rubygems'' > require_gem ''fcgi'' > > FCGI.each_cgi do |cgi| > content = '''' > env = [] > cgi.env_table.each do |k,v| > env << [k,v] > end > env.sort! > env.each do |k,v| > content << %Q(#{k} => #{v}<br>\n) > end > cgi.out{content} > end > > ####### > > The errors i get in apache''s error_log are: > > [Tue Jan 10 16:55:14 2006] [notice] Apache/2.0.55 (Unix) > mod_perl/1.99_17-dev Perl/v5.8.7 PHP/4.4.0 FrontPage/5.0.2.2635 > mod_fastcgi/2.4.2 mod_ssl/2.0.55 OpenSSL/0.9.7e configured -- resuming > normal operations > [Tue Jan 10 16:55:32 2006] [warn] FastCGI: (dynamic) server > > "/home/martijn/domains/martijnvanleeuwen.nl/public_html/sponsors/public/test.fcgi" > started (pid 18781) > FastCGI: can''t start server > "/home/martijn/domains/martijnvanleeuwen.nl/public_html/sponsors/public/test.fcgi" > > (pid 18781), execle() failed: No such file or directory > [Tue Jan 10 16:55:32 2006] [warn] FastCGI: (dynamic) server > > "/home/martijn/domains/martijnvanleeuwen.nl/public_html/sponsors/public/test.fcgi" > (pid 18781) terminated by calling exit with status ''255'' > > ###### > > What did i find out? > There are only a few examples on the internet with this problem. They > all say that the first line in the script ''#!/usr/local/bin/ruby'' points > to the wrong location. My ruby is in the correct place. Does anyone have > any idea for this problem? > > Thanx in advance, > > Martijn > > > > _______________________________________________ > Rails mailing list > Rails@lists.rubyonrails.org > http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails >-- Ben Reubenstein benr@x-cr.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://wrath.rubyonrails.org/pipermail/rails/attachments/20060110/d83a989f/attachment-0001.html
Martijn van Leeuwen
2006-Jan-10 18:33 UTC
[Rails] FastCGI cannot start; Rails doesn''t work
Ben Reubenstien schreef:> I had issues on my setup due to file permissions when I received the > ''No such file or directory'' error. I was root when I worked on one of > the files and had to change the ownership. > > Worth a shot. > > ~ BenYou mean ownership of scriptfiles or ownership of ruby? i did it as root too. So this could be something.> > On 1/10/06, *Martijn van Leeuwen* <mail@martijnvanleeuwen.nl > <mailto:mail@martijnvanleeuwen.nl>> wrote: > > I have a problem deploying FastCGI for use with RoR. > > OS: FreeBSD 5.4 > Apache: 2.0.55 > FastCGI: 2.4.2 > > ###### > > I compiled a new mod_fastcgi.so and copied it to > /usr/lib/apache/mod_fastcgi.so > > ###### > > My httpd.conf looks like this: > LoadModule fastcgi_module /usr/lib/apache/mod_fastcgi.so > > <IfModule mod_fastcgi.c> > AddHandler fastcgi-script .fcgi > </IfModule> > > ###### > > The testscript i want to execute is the following: > > #!/usr/local/bin/ruby > require ''cgi'' > require ''rubygems'' > require_gem ''fcgi'' > > FCGI.each_cgi do |cgi| > content = '''' > env = [] > cgi.env_table.each do |k,v| > env << [k,v] > end > env.sort! > env.each do |k,v| > content << %Q(#{k} => #{v}<br>\n) > end > cgi.out{content} > end > > ####### > > The errors i get in apache''s error_log are: > > [Tue Jan 10 16:55:14 2006] [notice] Apache/2.0.55 (Unix) > mod_perl/1.99_17-dev Perl/v5.8.7 PHP/4.4.0 FrontPage/5.0.2.2635 > mod_fastcgi/2.4.2 mod_ssl/2.0.55 OpenSSL/0.9.7e configured -- resuming > normal operations > [Tue Jan 10 16:55:32 2006] [warn] FastCGI: (dynamic) server > "/home/martijn/domains/martijnvanleeuwen.nl/public_html/sponsors/public/test.fcgi" > started (pid 18781) > FastCGI: can''t start server > "/home/martijn/domains/martijnvanleeuwen.nl/public_html/sponsors/public/test.fcgi" > > (pid 18781), execle() failed: No such file or directory > [Tue Jan 10 16:55:32 2006] [warn] FastCGI: (dynamic) server > "/home/martijn/domains/martijnvanleeuwen.nl/public_html/sponsors/public/test.fcgi" > (pid 18781) terminated by calling exit with status ''255'' > > ###### > > What did i find out? > There are only a few examples on the internet with this problem. They > all say that the first line in the script ''#!/usr/local/bin/ruby'' > points > to the wrong location. My ruby is in the correct place. Does > anyone have > any idea for this problem? > > Thanx in advance, > > Martijn > > > > _______________________________________________ > Rails mailing list > Rails@lists.rubyonrails.org <mailto:Rails@lists.rubyonrails.org> > http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails > > > > > -- > Ben Reubenstein > benr@x-cr.com <mailto:benr@x-cr.com> > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >_______________________________________________ >Rails mailing list >Rails@lists.rubyonrails.org >http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails > >
It would be ownership of the script files. Does apache run under the apache user? (assuming so). Check the other documents in the www directory and see what their premission are and compare them to yours. Its a starting point at least. -Nick On 1/10/06, Martijn van Leeuwen <ruby@martijnvanleeuwen.nl> wrote:> Ben Reubenstien schreef: > > > I had issues on my setup due to file permissions when I received the > > ''No such file or directory'' error. I was root when I worked on one of > > the files and had to change the ownership. > > > > Worth a shot. > > > > ~ Ben > > > You mean ownership of scriptfiles or ownership of ruby? i did it as root > too. So this could be something. > > > > > On 1/10/06, *Martijn van Leeuwen* <mail@martijnvanleeuwen.nl > > <mailto:mail@martijnvanleeuwen.nl>> wrote: > > > > I have a problem deploying FastCGI for use with RoR. > > > > OS: FreeBSD 5.4 > > Apache: 2.0.55 > > FastCGI: 2.4.2 > > > > ###### > > > > I compiled a new mod_fastcgi.so and copied it to > > /usr/lib/apache/mod_fastcgi.so > > > > ###### > > > > My httpd.conf looks like this: > > LoadModule fastcgi_module /usr/lib/apache/mod_fastcgi.so > > > > <IfModule mod_fastcgi.c> > > AddHandler fastcgi-script .fcgi > > </IfModule> > > > > ###### > > > > The testscript i want to execute is the following: > > > > #!/usr/local/bin/ruby > > require ''cgi'' > > require ''rubygems'' > > require_gem ''fcgi'' > > > > FCGI.each_cgi do |cgi| > > content = '''' > > env = [] > > cgi.env_table.each do |k,v| > > env << [k,v] > > end > > env.sort! > > env.each do |k,v| > > content << %Q(#{k} => #{v}<br>\n) > > end > > cgi.out{content} > > end > > > > ####### > > > > The errors i get in apache''s error_log are: > > > > [Tue Jan 10 16:55:14 2006] [notice] Apache/2.0.55 (Unix) > > mod_perl/1.99_17-dev Perl/v5.8.7 PHP/4.4.0 FrontPage/5.0.2.2635 > > mod_fastcgi/2.4.2 mod_ssl/2.0.55 OpenSSL/0.9.7e configured -- resuming > > normal operations > > [Tue Jan 10 16:55:32 2006] [warn] FastCGI: (dynamic) server > > "/home/martijn/domains/martijnvanleeuwen.nl/public_html/sponsors/public/test.fcgi" > > started (pid 18781) > > FastCGI: can''t start server > > "/home/martijn/domains/martijnvanleeuwen.nl/public_html/sponsors/public/test.fcgi" > > > > (pid 18781), execle() failed: No such file or directory > > [Tue Jan 10 16:55:32 2006] [warn] FastCGI: (dynamic) server > > "/home/martijn/domains/martijnvanleeuwen.nl/public_html/sponsors/public/test.fcgi" > > (pid 18781) terminated by calling exit with status ''255'' > > > > ###### > > > > What did i find out? > > There are only a few examples on the internet with this problem. They > > all say that the first line in the script ''#!/usr/local/bin/ruby'' > > points > > to the wrong location. My ruby is in the correct place. Does > > anyone have > > any idea for this problem? > > > > Thanx in advance, > > > > Martijn > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Rails mailing list > > Rails@lists.rubyonrails.org <mailto:Rails@lists.rubyonrails.org> > > http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Ben Reubenstein > > benr@x-cr.com <mailto:benr@x-cr.com> > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Rails mailing list > >Rails@lists.rubyonrails.org > >http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Rails mailing list > Rails@lists.rubyonrails.org > http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails >
Martijn van Leeuwen
2006-Jan-11 13:18 UTC
[Rails] Re: FastCGI cannot start; Rails doesn''t work
Nick Stuart wrote:> It would be ownership of the script files. Does apache run under the > apache user? (assuming so). Check the other documents in the www > directory and see what their premission are and compare them to yours. > > Its a starting point at least. > -NickIk checked all the ownerships, they are correct. All are the local user, none is root. cgi works, webrick works, but fcgi doesn''t work. I checked fastcgi out on a perl script, but i give the same error. So i would think fastcgi doesn''t work correctly. I also installed the FreeBSD Ports fcgid module. (alternate for fastcgi). It doesn''t work either, i get an communication error in my error_log. I surprises me that i can''t find anything on the web about this problem. -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.
Martijn van Leeuwen
2006-Jan-11 13:49 UTC
[Rails] FastCGI cannot start; Rails doesn''t work
Nick Stuart wrote:> It would be ownership of the script files. Does apache run under the > apache user? (assuming so). Check the other documents in the www > directory and see what their premission are and compare them to yours. > > Its a starting point at least. > -Nick >Ik checked all the ownerships, they are correct. All are the local user, none is root. cgi works, webrick works, but fcgi doesn''t work. I checked fastcgi out on a perl script, but i give the same error. So i would think fastcgi doesn''t work correctly. I also installed the FreeBSD Ports fcgid module. (alternate for fastcgi). It doesn''t work either, i get an communication error in my error_log. I installed the whole bunch on my Ubuntu Desktop, and it worked almost straight away. I surprises me that i can''t find anything on the web about this problem.> On 1/10/06, Martijn van Leeuwen <ruby@martijnvanleeuwen.nl> wrote: > >> Ben Reubenstien schreef: >> >> >>> I had issues on my setup due to file permissions when I received the >>> ''No such file or directory'' error. I was root when I worked on one of >>> the files and had to change the ownership. >>> >>> Worth a shot. >>> >>> ~ Ben >>> >> You mean ownership of scriptfiles or ownership of ruby? i did it as root >> too. So this could be something. >> >> >>> On 1/10/06, *Martijn van Leeuwen* <mail@martijnvanleeuwen.nl >>> <mailto:mail@martijnvanleeuwen.nl>> wrote: >>> >>> I have a problem deploying FastCGI for use with RoR. >>> >>> OS: FreeBSD 5.4 >>> Apache: 2.0.55 >>> FastCGI: 2.4.2 >>> >>> ###### >>> >>> I compiled a new mod_fastcgi.so and copied it to >>> /usr/lib/apache/mod_fastcgi.so >>> >>> ###### >>> >>> My httpd.conf looks like this: >>> LoadModule fastcgi_module /usr/lib/apache/mod_fastcgi.so >>> >>> <IfModule mod_fastcgi.c> >>> AddHandler fastcgi-script .fcgi >>> </IfModule> >>> >>> ###### >>> >>> The testscript i want to execute is the following: >>> >>> #!/usr/local/bin/ruby >>> require ''cgi'' >>> require ''rubygems'' >>> require_gem ''fcgi'' >>> >>> FCGI.each_cgi do |cgi| >>> content = '''' >>> env = [] >>> cgi.env_table.each do |k,v| >>> env << [k,v] >>> end >>> env.sort! >>> env.each do |k,v| >>> content << %Q(#{k} => #{v}<br>\n) >>> end >>> cgi.out{content} >>> end >>> >>> ####### >>> >>> The errors i get in apache''s error_log are: >>> >>> [Tue Jan 10 16:55:14 2006] [notice] Apache/2.0.55 (Unix) >>> mod_perl/1.99_17-dev Perl/v5.8.7 PHP/4.4.0 FrontPage/5.0.2.2635 >>> mod_fastcgi/2.4.2 mod_ssl/2.0.55 OpenSSL/0.9.7e configured -- resuming >>> normal operations >>> [Tue Jan 10 16:55:32 2006] [warn] FastCGI: (dynamic) server >>> "/home/martijn/domains/martijnvanleeuwen.nl/public_html/sponsors/public/test.fcgi" >>> started (pid 18781) >>> FastCGI: can''t start server >>> "/home/martijn/domains/martijnvanleeuwen.nl/public_html/sponsors/public/test.fcgi" >>> >>> (pid 18781), execle() failed: No such file or directory >>> [Tue Jan 10 16:55:32 2006] [warn] FastCGI: (dynamic) server >>> "/home/martijn/domains/martijnvanleeuwen.nl/public_html/sponsors/public/test.fcgi" >>> (pid 18781) terminated by calling exit with status ''255'' >>> >>> ###### >>> >>> What did i find out? >>> There are only a few examples on the internet with this problem. They >>> all say that the first line in the script ''#!/usr/local/bin/ruby'' >>> points >>> to the wrong location. My ruby is in the correct place. Does >>> anyone have >>> any idea for this problem? >>> >>> Thanx in advance, >>> >>> Martijn >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Rails mailing list >>> Rails@lists.rubyonrails.org <mailto:Rails@lists.rubyonrails.org> >>> http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Ben Reubenstein >>> benr@x-cr.com <mailto:benr@x-cr.com> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Rails mailing list >>> Rails@lists.rubyonrails.org >>> http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails >>> >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Rails mailing list >> Rails@lists.rubyonrails.org >> http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Rails mailing list > Rails@lists.rubyonrails.org > http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails >
Thats kinda strange that its not running on *BSD. Never used the *BSDs but figured it would be similar enough to the *nixs that it wouldn''t have any issues. Odd. But at least you got it working in Ubuntu, so you know your are doing the right steps... Sorry I can''t be of any more help =\ -Nick
Martijn van Leeuwen wrote:> Nick Stuart wrote: >> It would be ownership of the script files. Does apache run under the >> apache user? (assuming so). Check the other documents in the www >> directory and see what their premission are and compare them to yours. >> >> Its a starting point at least. >> -Nick >> > > Ik checked all the ownerships, they are correct. All are the local user, > none is root. > > cgi works, webrick works, but fcgi doesn''t work. I checked fastcgi out > on a perl script, but i give the same error. So i would think fastcgi > doesn''t work correctly. I also installed the FreeBSD Ports fcgid module. > (alternate for fastcgi). It doesn''t work either, i get an communication > error in my error_log. > > I installed the whole bunch on my Ubuntu Desktop, and it worked almost > straight away. > > I surprises me that i can''t find anything on the web about this problem.I had this problem under dragonflybsd-1.4 and freebsd-4.11 for that matter. It came down to file ownership. If you''re running your RoR app under web root say /usr/local/www/data/RoR_project fcgi is running as the same user as the apache process. I had apache running as uid = www, gid = www. Once I did a chown -R www:www on the RoR project it worked just fine. If you are trying to run a application owned by you from your public_html/rails_project directory you need to have apache compiled with suexec support. If you didn''t compile apache WITH suexec and you are trying to run a RoR app which is owned by your uid=my_uid it won''t work. If you recompile apache with suexec(flag in apache port), apache/fcgi will then run a application owned by you. Regards, Eric -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.