# Big Error, need help fast :( **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [April 10, 2007, 10:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/big-error-need-help-fast/91623 "2007-04-10T22:30:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dasch](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@dasch](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dasch)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 10:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/big-error-need-help-fast/91623/1 "2007-04-10T22:30:17Z")
I was trying to clean up my rails application, and now I’m getting this error in my development log. No page in my site will come up when I start up the web server. Anyone know how to fix this?? # ==== Development Log no such file to load – application.rb c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.4.2/lib/active\_support/ dependencies.rb:203:in `load\_without\_new\_constant\_marking’ c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.4.2/lib/active\_support/ dependencies.rb:203:in `load\_file’ c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.4.2/lib/active\_support/ dependencies.rb:342:in `new\_constants\_in’ c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.4.2/lib/active\_support/ dependencies.rb:202:in `load\_file’ c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.4.2/lib/active\_support/ dependencies.rb:94:in `require\_or\_load’ c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.4.2/lib/active\_support/ dependencies.rb:60:in `depend\_on’ c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.4.2/lib/active\_support/ dependencies.rb:442:in `require\_dependency’ c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.2.3/lib/dispatcher.rb:110:in `prepare\_application’ c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.2.3/lib/dispatcher.rb:39:in `dispatch’ c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.2.3/lib/webrick\_server.rb: 113:in `handle\_dispatch’ c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.2.3/lib/webrick\_server.rb:79:in `service’ c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/httpserver.rb:104:in `service’ c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/httpserver.rb:65:in `run’ c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:173:in `start\_thread’ c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:162:in `start’ c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:162:in `start\_thread’ c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:95:in `start’ c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:92:in `each’ c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:92:in `start’ c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:23:in `start’ c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/webrick/server.rb:82:in `start’ c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.2.3/lib/webrick\_server.rb:63:in `dispatch’ c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.2.3/lib/commands/servers/ webrick.rb:59 c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:27:in `gem\_original\_require’ c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:27:in `require’ c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.4.2/lib/active\_support/ dependencies.rb:495:in `require’ c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.4.2/lib/active\_support/ dependencies.rb:342:in `new\_constants\_in’ c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.4.2/lib/active\_support/ dependencies.rb:495:in `require’ c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.2.3/lib/commands/server.rb:39 c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:27:in `gem\_original\_require’ c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:27:in `require’ # script/server:3 ---
**Author:** ![dasch](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@dasch](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dasch)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 10:42pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/big-error-need-help-fast/91623/2 "2007-04-10T22:42:19Z")
Well, it says it can’t load your application.rb file… app/controllers/application.rb … is that file there? ---
**Author:** ![dasch](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@dasch](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dasch)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 10:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/big-error-need-help-fast/91623/3 "2007-04-10T22:54:20Z")
I don’t have that file, but I don’t know why its looking for that file at all… Is there a way to get that reference out of there? ---
**Author:** ![dasch](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@dasch](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dasch)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 10:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/big-error-need-help-fast/91623/4 "2007-04-10T22:57:20Z")
No… you NEED that file… that’s really important Put it back ---
**Author:** ![dasch](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@dasch](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dasch)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 10:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/big-error-need-help-fast/91623/5 "2007-04-10T22:58:20Z")
I ran “ruby script/destroy controller application” and it removed some files, but I’m getting that same error… grrr ---
**Author:** ![dasch](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@dasch](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dasch)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 11:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/big-error-need-help-fast/91623/6 "2007-04-10T23:01:06Z")
Brian H. wrote: > No… you NEED that file… that’s really important > > Put it back Um, yes. What this guys says. application.rb hold the ApplicationController class. Every single controller in your rails app inherits from ApplicationController. Without it, your controllers cant find their parent class and crash without having the invisble functionality they should. Even if that file has no methods in it, it has to be there. At minumum, put this in it: class ApplicationController \< ActionController::Base end ---
**Author:** ![dasch](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@dasch](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dasch)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 11:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/big-error-need-help-fast/91623/7 "2007-04-10T23:01:21Z")
oh thanks… I had created a view called “Application” at some point, and I was wondering if I had accidentally created some controller called that. I didn’t realize that was created when the rails application was originally made. Thank you so much it works now… ---
**Author:** ![dasch](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@dasch](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dasch)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 11:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/big-error-need-help-fast/91623/8 "2007-04-10T23:03:21Z")
@Alex: Beat me to it while I was typing 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![dasch](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@dasch](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dasch)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 11:13pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/big-error-need-help-fast/91623/9 "2007-04-10T23:13:22Z")
Thanks a lot guys… On Apr 10, 5:01 pm, Alex W. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)