Don't take my word as gospel. Maybe it was ruby 1.8.5 that was the problem one.
but try this http://www.petercooper.co.uk/installing-ruby-186-from- source-on-ubuntu-feisty-fawn-49.html On 22/02/2009, at 2:12 PM, KtyKat223 wrote: > > P.S I just saw on rubyonrails.org they're recommending 1.8.7 .?.? > thats probably why the ubuntu repository has only v 1.8.7 . But if you > still recommend 1.8.6 I'll find and install it from somewhere else. > I'll just work on my other prob for the time being. > > On Feb 21, 10:06 pm, KtyKat223 <[email protected]> wrote: >> just removed ruby 1.8.7 and went to install 1.8.6 . It's not there. >> the repository only has v 1.8.7 and apparently 1.9 . so now i need to >> find an outside source to download 1.8.6 . I just hope that doesn't >> cause probs with installing the nessesary gems. Oh well, back to the >> begining with trying to get it to work! >> >> On Feb 21, 8:40 pm, Jason Keenan <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >> >>> A quick look at google hinted that, as mentioned, your ruby version >>> could be causing this problem. Rails recommends 1.8.6 and I'm pretty >>> sure actually warns against 1.8.7. I found thishttp:// >>> www.bluehostforum.com/showthread.php?t=13893whichisn't exactly the >>> same but sounds familiar. >> >>> As far as making apache work with ROR, there are a ridiculous amount >>> of tutorials out there. The main problem is deciding which one you >>> want to go with. I think you'll find that your local development >>> version is working because it's getting served by either webrick or >>> mongrel and never touching apache. >> >>> Like you said, make sure your shebang lines are correct in your >>> dispatch.fcgi and dispatch.rb files and make sure your .htaccess >>> file >>> is set up properly. >> >>> For the css, make sure that the SITE = RAILS_ENV == 'production' ? >>> 'lovdbyless.com' : 'localhost:3000' line in your global_variables.rb >>> file reads SITE = RAILS_ENV == 'production' ? >>> 'mypublicfacingurl.com' : 'localhost:3000' so that the browser can >>> find the css file. >> >>> Jason >> >>> On 22/02/2009, at 5:50 AM, KtyKat223 wrote: >> >>>> While working with it I actually set all the permission on it at >>>> 775. >>>> I was going to drop them to where they needed to be once I knew >>>> everything would work properly. the only logs I get when I try >>>> to get >>>> apache to serve the site are the apache error log >> >>>> [Sat Feb 21 12:47:22 2009] [warn] (104)Connection reset by peer: >>>> mod_fcgid: read data from fastcgi server error. >>>> [Sat Feb 21 12:47:22 2009] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] Premature >>>> end of >>>> script headers: dispatch.fcgi >>>> [Sat Feb 21 12:47:28 2009] [notice] mod_fcgid: process /var/www/ >>>> lovdbyless/public/dispatch.fcgi(5130) exit(communication error), >>>> terminated by calling exit(), return code: 255 >> >>>> and once in a while in the fast cgi crash log in the lovdbyless >>>> logs >> >>>> # Logfile created on Fri Feb 20 15:42:52 -0500 2009 by / >>>> [20/Feb/2009:15:42:52 :: 13156] starting >>>> [20/Feb/2009:15:42:52 :: 13156] stopping gracefully >>>> [20/Feb/2009:18:59:29 :: 25203] starting >>>> [20/Feb/2009:18:59:29 :: 25203] stopping gracefully >> >>>> And when i say server Yes it is one I'm setting up my self. It >>>> belongs >>>> to a friend of mine and I'm doing this as a favor for him. It's an >>>> actual rack mount server. A little older model but it is a very >>>> nice >>>> one (more than enough for what he'll be using it for) and it was >>>> still >>>> in the box unopened when he got it. Right now it works fine with >>>> everything he needs on it except for an error in a part of the >>>> online >>>> store thats on it. but while I was figuring that out I was fooling >>>> around with this for the space on the server i get to use. It is a >>>> complete fully functioning web server (except for the ecommerce >>>> site >>>> till I figure that 1 lil prob out). But as I said earlier, this >>>> is the >>>> first time I've done anything with ROR. and any advice is more than >>>> welcome. Especially since I have found extremely little info >>>> anywhere >>>> about getting ROR to play nicely with apache. As far as being >>>> explicit >>>> I'm not sure what info your looking for although I'm pretty sure, >>>> while I was typing this, I just found the reason rails won't >>>> start. I >>>> Just realized that the place the dispatch.fcgi header is >>>> pointing to >>>> doesn't exist. I just need to find where ruby is on this machine >>>> and >>>> point it there. Hopefully that will fix the rails failing to start >>>> prob. because when i run the command >> >>>> ruby dispatch.fcgi >> >>>> the output is "perfect" if there is such a thing. I wonder if that >>>> might be why the CSS wont work in production? or from a client even >>>> while in developement? >> >>>> On Feb 21, 9:15 am, Jason Keenan <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> Hey there, >> >>>>> Check the log to see if there is anything there. I had some >>>>> problems >>>>> with the latest version of rails too. With a failed to start >>>>> message, >>>>> nothing in the logs though cause, funnily enough, it fails to >>>>> start. >> >>>>> For the CSS, make sure you have your production domain set in >>>>> global_variables.rb >> >>>>> For the failed to start bit, make sure you have the correct >>>>> permissions set on the files. All the folders should 755 and files >>>>> should be 644 except dispatch.fcgi from memory which should >>>>> also be >>>>> 755. I installed straight from git and there were unfortunately >>>>> some >>>>> permission glitches. You will also need to adapt your .htaccess >>>>> file >>>>> in the public folder to suit your setup. >> >>>>> When you say 'your server', is this one you've set up yourself >>>>> from >>>>> scratch or a hosting service. If you've set it up yourself then >>>>> you'll have some fun getting it working easily. If the latter, the >>>>> tips above might help. You probably need to give a more explicit >>>>> description of what you are doing or have done. >> >>>>> Jason :) >> >>>>> On 21/02/2009, at 4:26 PM, Steven Bristol wrote: >> >>>>>> On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 9:14 PM, KtyKat223 <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >> >>>>>>> I guess it's my turn to finally ask a question. After all I did >>>>>>> figure >>>>>>> out everything else on my own! It took me two days of >>>>>>> workarounds to >>>>>>> install everything I needed to run LovdByLess on my server. I >>>>>>> have it >>>>>>> running fine in development mode while accessing it on the >>>>>>> localhost. >>>>>>> But when I run it in production mode the CSS doesn't work. Also >>>>>>> if I >>>>>>> try to access it on the network even in development mode the CSS >>>>>>> doesn't work. I just can't seem to figure it out. Any ideas >>>>>>> would be >>>>>>> helpful. This is my first time working with ruby and so far has >>>>>>> been a >>>>>>> great learning experience. The only other problem I have is my >>>>>>> Apache >>>>>>> server won't serve the site. I just get the error saying rails >>>>>>> failed >>>>>>> to start. But that is not a problem that anyone here will >>>>>>> help me >>>>>>> with. Just in case it might help I'm running... >> >>>>>>> Ubuntu Server 8.10 >>>>>>> rails 2.2.2 >>>>>>> gem 1.3.1 >>>>>>> ruby 1.8.7 (2008-08-11 patchlevel 72) [i486-linux] >>>>>>> Apache 2 >>>>>>> and many others >> >>>>>>> If you need any other info just ask. Thanks in advance for any >>>>>>> advice. >> >>>>>> What's the link to your production site. There is most likely >>>>>> something wrong with your pathing on the css issue. >> >>>>>> As far as the non starting issue, I've never run lovd on 1.8.7. >>>>>> We use >>>>>> 1.8.6. What are you using in dev? I would suggest not using >>>>>> 1.8.7 as >>>>>> it's a bit buggered. >> >>>>>> cheers, >>>>>> steven bristol > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Lovd by Less" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/lovdbyless?hl=en Who loves ya baby? -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
