# Acts as ferret not working with apache/instant rails

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/acts-as-ferret-not-working-with-apache-instant-rails/124647>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [December 31, 2007, 3:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/acts-as-ferret-not-working-with-apache-instant-rails/124647 "2007-12-31T15:30:51Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 31, 2007, 3:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/acts-as-ferret-not-working-with-apache-instant-rails/124647/1 "2007-12-31T15:30:51Z")

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Ferret and acts as ferret work fine in webrick but not instant rails  
which uses the apache server. the server simply closes, no log messages  
or error messages stored. the same goes on my production server which  
only supports apache. I have used all ferret and acts as ferret  
combinations. acts as ferret does work in the console but not from the  
browser. currently i am using rails 1.2.6 with ferret 0.11.4 and acts as  
ferret 0.4.1

i need some help please

ps i tried an empty rails application with just some information in the  
database. the error occurs when i place the require “acts\_as\_ferret” in  
environment.rb on both my development machine and production server