Rails - Jul 2009 - first app on Dreamhost with Passenger : "rails needs to know your username and password" ?

I am trying to deploy my first rails app with Dreamhost.  I ftp''d over
my existing app, turned on Passenger and pointed it to my /public
directory.  When I go to ''www.mydomain.com'' I get the
''Ruby on Rails:
Welcome aboard'' default page, including the following:

Getting started
Here’s how to get rolling:

   1.
      Create your databases and edit config/database.yml

      Rails needs to know your login and password.

Is that message about rails needing to know your login and pwd
unusual?  Because I''ve uploaded the database.yml with the correct
username/pwd for the hosting environment and changed the host from
localhost to mysql.mydomain.com.  I created the databases on
Dreamhost''s cpanel, and then ran rake db:migrate from within ssh.  The
migrations went fine, so I thought I had the user/pwd/host correct in
database.yml.

I''ve also done the ''touch tmp/restart.txt'' thing and
I still get the
''welcome to rails'' page.

I am mostly a rails newb and completely a hosted *nix environment
newb, so I don''t even know where to start looking.  Any suggestions?

Thanks

Did you remove index.html from your /public directory?

Sounds like it is still there.

On Jul 13, 10:35 am, Brian
<brifo...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
wrote:
> I am trying to deploy my first rails app with Dreamhost.  I ftp''d
over
> my existing app, turned on Passenger and pointed it to my /public
> directory.  When I go to ''www.mydomain.com''I get the
''Ruby on Rails:
> Welcome aboard'' default page, including the following:
>
> Getting started
> Here’s how to get rolling:
>
>    1.
>       Create your databases and edit config/database.yml
>
>       Rails needs to know your login and password.
>
> Is that message about rails needing to know your login and pwd
> unusual?  Because I''ve uploaded the database.yml with the correct
> username/pwd for the hosting environment and changed the host from
> localhost to mysql.mydomain.com.  I created the databases on
> Dreamhost''s cpanel, and then ran rake db:migrate from within ssh.
 The
> migrations went fine, so I thought I had the user/pwd/host correct in
> database.yml.
>
> I''ve also done the ''touch tmp/restart.txt'' thing
and I still get the
> ''welcome to rails'' page.
>
> I am mostly a rails newb and completely a hosted *nix environment
> newb, so I don''t even know where to start looking.  Any
suggestions?
>
> Thanks

Nope, it''s still there.  Now I really feel like a dork.  Also, my
regular ''starting point'' I had been using was a different
page, and it
is loading.

However, now it looks like my data isn''t there.  I''m loading a
couple
of lookup tables in the migrations (I know now that is discouraged,
but I''m still doing it for now) and they appear to not be loaded,
although the migrations didn''t throw any errors.  Also the php_myadmin
page for mysql.mydomain.com isn''t loading either, so apparently there
are other issues.

thanks for your reply

On Jul 13, 11:40 am, John Yerhot
<joyer...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
wrote:
> Did you remove index.html from your /public directory?
>
> Sounds like it is still there.
>
> On Jul 13, 10:35 am, Brian
<brifo...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
> > I am trying to deploy my first rails app with Dreamhost.  I
ftp''d over
> > my existing app, turned on Passenger and pointed it to my /public
> > directory.  When I go to ''www.mydomain.com''Iget the
''Ruby on Rails:
> > Welcome aboard'' default page, including the following:
>
> > Getting started
> > Here’s how to get rolling:
>
> >    1.
> >       Create your databases and edit config/database.yml
>
> >       Rails needs to know your login and password.
>
> > Is that message about rails needing to know your login and pwd
> > unusual?  Because I''ve uploaded the database.yml with the
correct
> > username/pwd for the hosting environment and changed the host from
> > localhost to mysql.mydomain.com.  I created the databases on
> > Dreamhost''s cpanel, and then ran rake db:migrate from within
ssh.  The
> > migrations went fine, so I thought I had the user/pwd/host correct in
> > database.yml.
>
> > I''ve also done the ''touch tmp/restart.txt''
thing and I still get the
> > ''welcome to rails'' page.
>
> > I am mostly a rails newb and completely a hosted *nix environment
> > newb, so I don''t even know where to start looking.  Any
suggestions?
>
> > Thanks

No problem. It sounds to me like there is a bare Rails app there, not
your app.

Good luck - post back if you need more help :)

On Jul 13, 12:28 pm, Brian
<brifo...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
wrote:
> Nope, it''s still there.  Now I really feel like a dork.  Also, my
> regular ''starting point'' I had been using was a different
page, and it
> is loading.
>
> However, now it looks like my data isn''t there.  I''m
loading a couple
> of lookup tables in the migrations (I know now that is discouraged,
> but I''m still doing it for now) and they appear to not be loaded,
> although the migrations didn''t throw any errors.  Also the
php_myadmin
> page for mysql.mydomain.com isn''t loading either, so apparently
there
> are other issues.
>
> thanks for your reply
>
> On Jul 13, 11:40 am, John Yerhot
<joyer...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
> > Did you remove index.html from your /public directory?
>
> > Sounds like it is still there.
>
> > On Jul 13, 10:35 am, Brian
<brifo...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
> > > I am trying to deploy my first rails app with Dreamhost.  I
ftp''d over
> > > my existing app, turned on Passenger and pointed it to my /public
> > > directory.  When I go to
''www.mydomain.com''Igetthe ''Ruby on Rails:
> > > Welcome aboard'' default page, including the following:
>
> > > Getting started
> > > Here’s how to get rolling:
>
> > >    1.
> > >       Create your databases and edit config/database.yml
>
> > >       Rails needs to know your login and password.
>
> > > Is that message about rails needing to know your login and pwd
> > > unusual?  Because I''ve uploaded the database.yml with
the correct
> > > username/pwd for the hosting environment and changed the host
from
> > > localhost to mysql.mydomain.com.  I created the databases on
> > > Dreamhost''s cpanel, and then ran rake db:migrate from
within ssh.  The
> > > migrations went fine, so I thought I had the user/pwd/host
correct in
> > > database.yml.
>
> > > I''ve also done the ''touch
tmp/restart.txt'' thing and I still get the
> > > ''welcome to rails'' page.
>
> > > I am mostly a rails newb and completely a hosted *nix environment
> > > newb, so I don''t even know where to start looking.  Any
suggestions?
>
> > > Thanks

No, I think my app is there.  Now it looks like there''s a problem with
restful_authentication.  I get my logon page and when I login, it
redirects me back to the login page.  When I look at the log, it looks
like it''s working; it''s going through the
SessionsController#create,
getting a Session ID, then it lists the params, then says ''rendering
sessions/new'', and I''m back at the login page.  In the
SessionsController.create method, the only path through the code that
renders back to the :new action also has a flash[:notice] that isn''t
showing.  Here''s the create method:

def create
    self.current_user = User.authenticate(params[:login], params
[:password])
    if logged_in?
      if params[:remember_me] == "1"
        self.current_user.remember_me
        cookies[:auth_token] = {
          :value => self.current_user.remember_token ,
          :expires => self.current_user.remember_token_expires_at }
      end
      respond_to do |format|
        format.html do
          flash[:notice] = "Logged in successfully"
          logger.info("Trying to direct successful login to user
home")
          redirect_to(home_url)
        end
        format.xml { render :xml => self.current_user.to_xml }
      end
    else
      respond_to do |format|
        format.html do
          flash[:notice] = "Error logging in"
          render :action => ''new''
        end
        format.xml { render :text => "badlogin" }
      end
    end
  end

On Jul 13, 3:12 pm, John Yerhot
<joyer...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
wrote:
> No problem. It sounds to me like there is a bare Rails app there, not
> your app.
>
> Good luck - post back if you need more help :)
>
> On Jul 13, 12:28 pm, Brian
<brifo...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
> > Nope, it''s still there.  Now I really feel like a dork.
 Also, my
> > regular ''starting point'' I had been using was a
different page, and it
> > is loading.
>
> > However, now it looks like my data isn''t there.  I''m
loading a couple
> > of lookup tables in the migrations (I know now that is discouraged,
> > but I''m still doing it for now) and they appear to not be
loaded,
> > although the migrations didn''t throw any errors.  Also the
php_myadmin
> > page for mysql.mydomain.com isn''t loading either, so
apparently there
> > are other issues.
>
> > thanks for your reply
>
> > On Jul 13, 11:40 am, John Yerhot
<joyer...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
> > > Did you remove index.html from your /public directory?
>
> > > Sounds like it is still there.
>
> > > On Jul 13, 10:35 am, Brian
<brifo...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
> > > > I am trying to deploy my first rails app with Dreamhost.  I
ftp''d over
> > > > my existing app, turned on Passenger and pointed it to my
/public
> > > > directory.  When I go to
''www.mydomain.com''Igetthe''Ruby on Rails:
> > > > Welcome aboard'' default page, including the
following:
>
> > > > Getting started
> > > > Here’s how to get rolling:
>
> > > >    1.
> > > >       Create your databases and edit config/database.yml
>
> > > >       Rails needs to know your login and password.
>
> > > > Is that message about rails needing to know your login and
pwd
> > > > unusual?  Because I''ve uploaded the database.yml
with the correct
> > > > username/pwd for the hosting environment and changed the
host from
> > > > localhost to mysql.mydomain.com.  I created the databases on
> > > > Dreamhost''s cpanel, and then ran rake db:migrate
from within ssh.  The
> > > > migrations went fine, so I thought I had the user/pwd/host
correct in
> > > > database.yml.
>
> > > > I''ve also done the ''touch
tmp/restart.txt'' thing and I still get the
> > > > ''welcome to rails'' page.
>
> > > > I am mostly a rails newb and completely a hosted *nix
environment
> > > > newb, so I don''t even know where to start looking.
 Any suggestions?
>
> > > > Thanks

Hmm.. check the obvious stuff - that the user account exists and you
have the correct username and password - if you do and everything
database wise looks ok, can you post a bit of the log?


On Jul 13, 4:06 pm, Brian
<brifo...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
wrote:
> No, I think my app is there.  Now it looks like there''s a problem
with
> restful_authentication.  I get my logon page and when I login, it
> redirects me back to the login page.  When I look at the log, it looks
> like it''s working; it''s going through the
SessionsController#create,
> getting a Session ID, then it lists the params, then says
''rendering
> sessions/new'', and I''m back at the login page.  In the
> SessionsController.create method, the only path through the code that
> renders back to the :new action also has a flash[:notice] that
isn''t
> showing.  Here''s the create method:
>
> def create
>     self.current_user = User.authenticate(params[:login], params
> [:password])
>     if logged_in?
>       if params[:remember_me] == "1"
>         self.current_user.remember_me
>         cookies[:auth_token] = {
>           :value => self.current_user.remember_token ,
>           :expires => self.current_user.remember_token_expires_at }
>       end
>       respond_to do |format|
>         format.html do
>           flash[:notice] = "Logged in successfully"
>           logger.info("Trying to direct successful login to user
> home")
>           redirect_to(home_url)
>         end
>         format.xml { render :xml => self.current_user.to_xml }
>       end
>     else
>       respond_to do |format|
>         format.html do
>           flash[:notice] = "Error logging in"
>           render :action => ''new''
>         end
>         format.xml { render :text => "badlogin" }
>       end
>     end
>   end
>
> On Jul 13, 3:12 pm, John Yerhot
<joyer...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
> > No problem. It sounds to me like there is a bare Rails app there, not
> > your app.
>
> > Good luck - post back if you need more help :)
>
> > On Jul 13, 12:28 pm, Brian
<brifo...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
> > > Nope, it''s still there.  Now I really feel like a dork.
 Also, my
> > > regular ''starting point'' I had been using was a
different page, and it
> > > is loading.
>
> > > However, now it looks like my data isn''t there.
 I''m loading a couple
> > > of lookup tables in the migrations (I know now that is
discouraged,
> > > but I''m still doing it for now) and they appear to not
be loaded,
> > > although the migrations didn''t throw any errors.  Also
the php_myadmin
> > > page for mysql.mydomain.com isn''t loading either, so
apparently there
> > > are other issues.
>
> > > thanks for your reply
>
> > > On Jul 13, 11:40 am, John Yerhot
<joyer...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
> > > > Did you remove index.html from your /public directory?
>
> > > > Sounds like it is still there.
>
> > > > On Jul 13, 10:35 am, Brian
<brifo...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
> > > > > I am trying to deploy my first rails app with
Dreamhost.  I ftp''d over
> > > > > my existing app, turned on Passenger and pointed it to
my /public
> > > > > directory.  When I go to
''www.mydomain.com''Igetthe''Rubyon Rails:
> > > > > Welcome aboard'' default page, including the
following:
>
> > > > > Getting started
> > > > > Here’s how to get rolling:
>
> > > > >    1.
> > > > >       Create your databases and edit
config/database.yml
>
> > > > >       Rails needs to know your login and password.
>
> > > > > Is that message about rails needing to know your login
and pwd
> > > > > unusual?  Because I''ve uploaded the
database.yml with the correct
> > > > > username/pwd for the hosting environment and changed
the host from
> > > > > localhost to mysql.mydomain.com.  I created the
databases on
> > > > > Dreamhost''s cpanel, and then ran rake
db:migrate from within ssh.  The
> > > > > migrations went fine, so I thought I had the
user/pwd/host correct in
> > > > > database.yml.
>
> > > > > I''ve also done the ''touch
tmp/restart.txt'' thing and I still get the
> > > > > ''welcome to rails'' page.
>
> > > > > I am mostly a rails newb and completely a hosted *nix
environment
> > > > > newb, so I don''t even know where to start
looking.  Any suggestions?
>
> > > > > Thanks

This is a long shot, but is the Dreamhost server running the most
recent version of Passenger? There was an issue with some Passenger
versions from earlier this year that exhibited very similar
behavior...

--Matt Jones

On Jul 13, 5:06 pm, Brian
<brifo...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
wrote:
> No, I think my app is there.  Now it looks like there''s a problem
with
> restful_authentication.  I get my logon page and when I login, it
> redirects me back to the login page.  When I look at the log, it looks
> like it''s working; it''s going through the
SessionsController#create,
> getting a Session ID, then it lists the params, then says
''rendering
> sessions/new'', and I''m back at the login page.  In the
> SessionsController.create method, the only path through the code that
> renders back to the :new action also has a flash[:notice] that
isn''t
> showing.  Here''s the create method:
>
> def create
>     self.current_user = User.authenticate(params[:login], params
> [:password])
>     if logged_in?
>       if params[:remember_me] == "1"
>         self.current_user.remember_me
>         cookies[:auth_token] = {
>           :value => self.current_user.remember_token ,
>           :expires => self.current_user.remember_token_expires_at }
>       end
>       respond_to do |format|
>         format.html do
>           flash[:notice] = "Logged in successfully"
>           logger.info("Trying to direct successful login to user
> home")
>           redirect_to(home_url)
>         end
>         format.xml { render :xml => self.current_user.to_xml }
>       end
>     else
>       respond_to do |format|
>         format.html do
>           flash[:notice] = "Error logging in"
>           render :action => ''new''
>         end
>         format.xml { render :text => "badlogin" }
>       end
>     end
>   end
>
> On Jul 13, 3:12 pm, John Yerhot
<joyer...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
>
>
> > No problem. It sounds to me like there is a bare Rails app there, not
> > your app.
>
> > Good luck - post back if you need more help :)
>
> > On Jul 13, 12:28 pm, Brian
<brifo...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
> > > Nope, it''s still there.  Now I really feel like a dork.
 Also, my
> > > regular ''starting point'' I had been using was a
different page, and it
> > > is loading.
>
> > > However, now it looks like my data isn''t there.
 I''m loading a couple
> > > of lookup tables in the migrations (I know now that is
discouraged,
> > > but I''m still doing it for now) and they appear to not
be loaded,
> > > although the migrations didn''t throw any errors.  Also
the php_myadmin
> > > page for mysql.mydomain.com isn''t loading either, so
apparently there
> > > are other issues.
>
> > > thanks for your reply
>
> > > On Jul 13, 11:40 am, John Yerhot
<joyer...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
> > > > Did you remove index.html from your /public directory?
>
> > > > Sounds like it is still there.
>
> > > > On Jul 13, 10:35 am, Brian
<brifo...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
> > > > > I am trying to deploy my first rails app with
Dreamhost.  I ftp''d over
> > > > > my existing app, turned on Passenger and pointed it to
my /public
> > > > > directory.  When I go to
''www.mydomain.com''Igetthe''Rubyon Rails:
> > > > > Welcome aboard'' default page, including the
following:
>
> > > > > Getting started
> > > > > Here’s how to get rolling:
>
> > > > >    1.
> > > > >       Create your databases and edit
config/database.yml
>
> > > > >       Rails needs to know your login and password.
>
> > > > > Is that message about rails needing to know your login
and pwd
> > > > > unusual?  Because I''ve uploaded the
database.yml with the correct
> > > > > username/pwd for the hosting environment and changed
the host from
> > > > > localhost to mysql.mydomain.com.  I created the
databases on
> > > > > Dreamhost''s cpanel, and then ran rake
db:migrate from within ssh.  The
> > > > > migrations went fine, so I thought I had the
user/pwd/host correct in
> > > > > database.yml.
>
> > > > > I''ve also done the ''touch
tmp/restart.txt'' thing and I still get the
> > > > > ''welcome to rails'' page.
>
> > > > > I am mostly a rails newb and completely a hosted *nix
environment
> > > > > newb, so I don''t even know where to start
looking.  Any suggestions?
>
> > > > > Thanks