# Apache not Interpreting Ruby or Something

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/apache-not-interpreting-ruby-or-something/118195>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [October 24, 2007, 5:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/apache-not-interpreting-ruby-or-something/118195 "2007-10-24T17:43:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![nobrow](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/edb3f5/32.png) [@nobrow](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nobrow)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 5:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/apache-not-interpreting-ruby-or-something/118195/1 "2007-10-24T17:43:06Z")

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I am trying to get Ruby/Rails working with Apache. I have mod\_ruby  
installed and loaded and fcgi set up (according to  
[http://www.tummy.com/Community/Articles/rails-fcgi/](http://www.tummy.com/Community/Articles/rails-fcgi/)), but when I try  
an Hello World in Rails it just keeps giving me:

```auto
#!/usr/bin/ruby18
#
# 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'

RailsFCGIHandler.process!
```

Please help me if you can.

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**Author:** ![nobrow](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/edb3f5/32.png) [@nobrow](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nobrow)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 6:49pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/apache-not-interpreting-ruby-or-something/118195/2 "2007-10-24T18:49:16Z")

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On Oct 24, 4:42 pm, nobrow [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> debugging)
> 
> # Example:
> 
> require ‘fcgi\_handler’
> 
> RailsFCGIHandler.process!  
> [/code]
> 
> Please help me if you can.

Typically I got it soon after posting. I hadn’t configured Apache with  
the required flag (-D FCGID) to make the fcgi module load. After that  
there were just a load of annoying permissions problems, and now I am  
finally on Rails.