I have set up FastCGI on the server and added 2 servers/processes and increased the timeout from 30seconds to 60seconds. I _think_ I did that properly because I now have to wait the full 60 seconds like clockwork until I get the "Rails application failed to start" when I browse to my URL. Before it was 30 seconds like clockwork. When I run "ruby dispatch.fcgi" I get the following: [root@server public]# ruby dispatch.fcgi [root@server public]# I used to get an error message about a plug-in issue but I re-installed that plug-in and the error message went away. I also installed the fcgi gem but it gave me some error about not being able to create the RDoc. But it did say it installed successfully. I''ve also uninstalled the gem, gotten a gem-not-found type of error, and then reinstalled and that error went away. So, I''m also pretty sure I got that part done too. I should also mention that the application also works fine when running in CGI. It''s just when I switch to fcgi in .htaccess when rails "failed to start". I thought maybe it was the mysql old-style-password thing but it does work fine with the database with only CGI. But, when running "ruby dispatch.fcgi" I get in fastcgi.crash.log the following: <fastcgi.crash.log> # Logfile created on Tue Jun 13 11:31:54 PDT 2006 by logger.rb/1.5.2.7 [13/Jun/2006:11:31:54 :: 1121] starting [13/Jun/2006:11:31:54 :: 1121] Dispatcher failed to catch: undefined method `is_cgi?'' for FCGI:Class (NoMethodError) /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/fcgi-0.8.6.1/./fcgi.rb:593:in `each_cgi'' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.1.2/lib/fcgi_handler.rb:53:in `process!'' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.1.2/lib/fcgi_handler.rb:23:in `process!'' dispatch.fcgi:26 almost killed by this error [13/Jun/2006:11:31:54 :: 1121] Dispatcher failed to catch: undefined method `is_cgi?'' for FCGI:Class (NoMethodError) /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/fcgi-0.8.6.1/./fcgi.rb:593:in `each_cgi'' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.1.2/lib/fcgi_handler.rb:53:in `process!'' /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.1.2/lib/fcgi_handler.rb:23:in `process!'' dispatch.fcgi:26 killed by this error </fastcgi.crash.log> Any ideas? I am so stuck! Jeff