# Apache2 / fcgi / RoR - no connection **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [February 1, 2006, 8:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/apache2-fcgi-ror-no-connection/99835 "2006-02-01T20:37:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![James\_Nachlin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/22d042/32.png) [@James\_Nachlin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/James_Nachlin)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2006, 8:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/apache2-fcgi-ror-no-connection/99835/1 "2006-02-01T20:37:59Z")
Hi, I’ve generated a new Rails app and dummy controller “foo” with method “hello”. I am trying to run it under Apache/2.0.53 with fastcgi, and getting the index.html page when I hit [http://localhost/foo/hello](http://localhost/foo/hello), or for any other request ([http://localhost/kdjfslkfjs](http://localhost/kdjfslkfjs)). Also, there is nothing in the rails logs, and no errors in the apache logs. Relevant bit of httpd.conf: AddHandler fastcgi-script .fcgi FastCgiIpcDir /tmp FastCgiServer “/tmp/rubystuff/testapp/public/dispatch.fcgi” -idle-timeout 20-initial-env RAILS\_ENV=development -processes 2 FastCgiConfig -maxClassProcesses 1 -maxProcesses 1 -minProcesses 1 -processSlack 1 […] \ RewriteEngine On RewriteRule ^$ index.html [QSA] RewriteRule ^([^.]+)$ $1.html [QSA] RewriteCond %{REQUEST\_FILENAME} !-f RewriteRule ^(.\*)$ dispatch.fcgi [QSA,L] Options Indexes +ExecCGI +FollowSymLinks Order allow,deny allow from all and dispatch.fcgi looks like: #!/usr/bin/ruby require File.dirname( **FILE** ) + “/…/config/environment” require ‘fcgi\_handler’ RailsFCGIHandler.process! Any help appreciated, Jim ---
**Author:** ![James\_Nachlin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/22d042/32.png) [@James\_Nachlin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/James_Nachlin)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2006, 11:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/apache2-fcgi-ror-no-connection/99835/2 "2006-02-01T23:22:03Z")
Another thing about this is that the same thing happens even with a broken dispatch.fcgi, that is, if Iput some bad ruby syntax in dispatch.fcgi, there is no error message anywhere. ---
**Author:** ![James\_Nachlin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/22d042/32.png) [@James\_Nachlin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/James_Nachlin)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2006, 4:49am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/apache2-fcgi-ror-no-connection/99835/3 "2006-02-02T04:49:54Z")
On Feb 1, 2006, at 2:20 PM, Jim N. wrote: > > localhost/foo/hello, or for any other request ([http://localhost/](http://localhost/) > > -processSlack 1 > > > > [http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails](http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails) > > * * * > > Rails mailing list > removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid > [http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails](http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails) Jim, Nothing obviously wrong that I notice. Not that that means much! Are your FastCGI servers starting up? What does this show you after you restart Apache? ps aux | grep “fcgi” Does regular old CGI work for your app? What does your public/.htaccess file look like? Scott ---
**Author:** ![James\_Nachlin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/22d042/32.png) [@James\_Nachlin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/James_Nachlin)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2006, 5:52pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/apache2-fcgi-ror-no-connection/99835/4 "2006-02-02T17:52:19Z")
> Are your FastCGI servers starting up? What does this show you after you > restart Apache? > ps aux | grep “fcgi” [~ 11:42:44]$ ps ax | grep fcgi 32720 ? S 0:00 /usr/sbin/fcgi- -k start 32721 ? R 0:01 /usr/bin/ruby /tmp/rubystuff/testapp/public/dispatch.fcgi 32730 ? R 0:00 /usr/bin/ruby /tmp/rubystuff/testapp/public/dispatch.fc > Does regular old CGI work for your app? Yes but it’s incredibly slow, like \<1 requests/sec mean. > What does your public/.htaccess file look like? > > Scott That was it! Dumb mistake. Thank you.