# 404 Error on dispatch.fcgi **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [March 30, 2006, 2:16am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/404-error-on-dispatch-fcgi/56307 "2006-03-30T02:16:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![d6veteran](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/94ad74/32.png) [@d6veteran](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/d6veteran)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2006, 2:16am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/404-error-on-dispatch-fcgi/56307/1 "2006-03-30T02:16:25Z")
I’m a java/php programmer trying out Ruby/Rails on my Dreamhost account. I followed the wiki steps to the letter (2x now) and am still getting a 404 when I hit my dispatch.fcgi. [http://mydomain.com/public/dispatch.fgci](http://mydomain.com/public/dispatch.fgci) Can someone give me suggestions on how to debug this problem? Here is my dispatch.fcgi file: #!/usr/bin/env ruby # # You may specify the path to the FastCGI crash log (a log of unhandled # exceptions which forced the FastCGI instance to exit, great for debugging) # and the number of requests to process before running garbage collection. # # By default, the FastCGI crash log is RAILS\_ROOT/log/fastcgi.crash.log # and the GC period is nil (turned off). A reasonable number of requests # could range from 10-100 depending on the memory footprint of your app. # # Example: # # Default log path, normal GC behavior. # RailsFCGIHandler.process! # # # Default log path, 50 requests between GC. # RailsFCGIHandler.process! nil, 50 # # # Custom log path, normal GC behavior. # RailsFCGIHandler.process! ‘/var/log/myapp\_fcgi\_crash.log’ # require File.dirname( **FILE** ) + “/…/config/environment” require ‘fcgi\_handler’ class RailsFCGIHandler private def frao\_handler(signal) dispatcher\_log :info, “asked to terminate immediately” dispatcher\_log :info, “frao handler working its magic!” restart\_handler(signal) end alias\_method :exit\_now\_handler, :frao\_handler end RailsFCGIHandler.process! ---
**Author:** ![d6veteran](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/94ad74/32.png) [@d6veteran](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/d6veteran)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2006, 2:33am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/404-error-on-dispatch-fcgi/56307/2 "2006-03-30T02:33:06Z")
Here is the error I get: ctionController::RoutingError (Recognition failed for “/dispatch.fcgi”): /vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action\_controller/routing.rb:469:in `recognition_failed' /vendor/rails/actionpack/lib/action_controller/routing.rb:459:in`recognize!’ /vendor/rails/railties/lib/dispatcher.rb:38:in `dispatch' /vendor/rails/railties/lib/fcgi_handler.rb:141:in`process\_request’ /vendor/rails/railties/lib/fcgi\_handler.rb:53:in `process!' /vendor/rails/railties/lib/fcgi_handler.rb:52:in`each\_cgi’ /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/fcgi.rb:597:in `each' /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/fcgi.rb:597:in`each\_cgi’ /vendor/rails/railties/lib/fcgi\_handler.rb:52:in `process!' /vendor/rails/railties/lib/fcgi_handler.rb:22:in`process!’ dispatch.fcgi:34 ---
**Author:** ![d6veteran](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/94ad74/32.png) [@d6veteran](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/d6veteran)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2006, 3:47am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/404-error-on-dispatch-fcgi/56307/3 "2006-03-30T03:47:22Z")
um… All your setup seems a bit dubious to me… First of all. You should not have a [domain.com/public/](http://domain.com/public/) dir. The DirectoryRoot should be at /application/public not /application. You should not be accessing dispatch.fcgi from your browser at all. just simply the / dir. But also. What does your .htaccess file say? On 3/30/06, D6 Veteran [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > #!/usr/bin/env ruby > > # could range from 10-100 depending on the memory footprint of your app. > > # > > alias\_method :exit\_now\_handler, :frao\_handler – ---
**Author:** ![d6veteran](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/94ad74/32.png) [@d6veteran](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/d6veteran)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2006, 3:58am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/404-error-on-dispatch-fcgi/56307/4 "2006-03-30T03:58:38Z")
Jón Borgþórsson wrote: > um… All your setup seems a bit dubious to me… > > First of all. You should not have a [domain.com/public/](http://domain.com/public/) dir. The > DirectoryRoot should be at /application/public not /application. > > You should not be accessing dispatch.fcgi from your browser at all. > just simply the / dir. > > But also. What does your .htaccess file say? Ok I mispoke. My directory root is at /application/public. That was a typo on my part. The set up wiki says to hit dispatch.fcgi to make sure it is working - that sounded odd to me as well, but I did it anyway, and got a 404. If I hit my domain I get the standard ruby/rails index. So am I too assume everything is working? ---
**Author:** ![d6veteran](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/94ad74/32.png) [@d6veteran](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/d6veteran)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2006, 4:11am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/404-error-on-dispatch-fcgi/56307/5 "2006-03-30T04:11:27Z")
Yup. Must be something strange in the wiki. On 3/30/06, Arch S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > – > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/](http://www.ruby-forum.com/). > > * * * > > Rails mailing list > removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid > [http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails](http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails) –