# Apache2 + eruby problem **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [December 20, 2006, 7:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/apache2-eruby-problem/79950 "2006-12-20T19:10:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sweb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/90db22/32.png) [@sweb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sweb)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2006, 7:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/apache2-eruby-problem/79950/1 "2006-12-20T19:10:14Z")
I can get Apache2 on Ubuntu Edgy to execute ruby (.rb) files. But I’m having trouble getting it to recognize .rhtml files. Here is the sites-available file. /etc/apache2/sites-available/www.site.local: \ ServerAdmin removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid ServerName www.site.local ServerAlias site.local AddHandler cgi-script .rb AddType application/x-httpd-eruby .rhtml DirectoryIndex index.php DocumentRoot /var/www/site ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ /var/www/site/ Options +ExecCGI ErrorLog /var/www/site/logs/error.log CustomLog /var/www/site/logs/access.log combined I installed eruby and have /usr/sbin/eruby in my path. I’m trying to get a ruby hit counter embedded in html format files, so I think that I’d need eruby to do that. If I try opening test.rhtml the browser wants to open it as text or download it. Here is test.rhtml: eruby test # eruby test \<% print "hello world" %\> Can someone explain how to get .rhtml files working with Apache2? thanks, Sam ---
**Author:** ![sweb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/90db22/32.png) [@sweb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sweb)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2006, 7:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/apache2-eruby-problem/79950/2 "2006-12-20T19:14:24Z")
On 12/20/06, Sam W. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > ``` > AddHandler cgi-script .rb > > ``` > > thanks, > Sam Try searching the archive for eruby apache 😉 For me, it found ~13 threads (not of them useful, though) Most probably you’ll need to set the mime type and handler for rhtml [http://www.hiveminds.co.uk/node/3094](http://www.hiveminds.co.uk/node/3094) is a howto for windows. ---
**Author:** ![sweb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/90db22/32.png) [@sweb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sweb)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2006, 5:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/apache2-eruby-problem/79950/3 "2006-12-21T17:06:41Z")
On 12/21/06, Sam W. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > Try searching the archive for eruby apache 😉 For me, it found ~13 > > threads (not of them useful, though) > > > > Most probably you’ll need to set the mime type and handler for rhtml > > > > [http://www.hiveminds.co.uk/node/3094](http://www.hiveminds.co.uk/node/3094) is a howto for windows. > > I’ve done that, but can’t get it to work. Many of these links say add an ‘Action’ line to httpd.conf > but I think that you are not supposed to touch httpd.conf in apache2. I tried adding this line to at the very and there is a line include /etc/…/\* that includes anything from i-dont-remember-its-name directory found in the /etc/apache2 So just create a new file, or edit the ‘default’ file which is the default server’s configuration. > /etc/apache2/apache2.conf but I get this when I try to reload apache2: > $ /etc/init.d/apache2 reload > > - Reloading apache 2.0 configuration… Syntax error on line > 343 of /etc/apache2/apache2.conf: > Invalid command ‘Action’, perhaps mis-spelled or defined by a module not included in the server > configuration. [mod\_actions - Apache HTTP Server Version 2.2](http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_actions.html#action) says you need to have the mod\_actions module enabled. you can enable it by symlinking from /etc/apache2/mods.available to /etc/…/mods.enabled (or something similar, it’s pretty obvious, you’ll figure it out yourself) ---
**Author:** ![sweb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/90db22/32.png) [@sweb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sweb)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2006, 9:51am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/apache2-eruby-problem/79950/4 "2006-12-21T09:51:44Z")
> Try searching the archive for eruby apache 😉 For me, it found ~13 > threads (not of them useful, though) > > Most probably you’ll need to set the mime type and handler for rhtml > > [http://www.hiveminds.co.uk/node/3094](http://www.hiveminds.co.uk/node/3094) is a howto for windows. I’ve done that, but can’t get it to work. Many of these links say add an ‘Action’ line to httpd.conf but I think that you are not supposed to touch httpd.conf in apache2. I tried adding this line to /etc/apache2/apache2.conf but I get this when I try to reload apache2: $ /etc/init.d/apache2 reload - Reloading apache 2.0 configuration… Syntax error on line 343 of /etc/apache2/apache2.conf: Invalid command ‘Action’, perhaps mis-spelled or defined by a module not included in the server configuration. Eg, the above howto says: 1. in httpd.conf add: AddType application/x-httpd-eruby .rhtml #use your own path to eruby Action application/x-httpd-eruby “e:/usr/local/bin/eruby.exe” (I used /usr/bin/eruby) I’m using Ubuntu edgy linux. Does anyone know how to get eruby working with this OS? thanks, Sam