# Can't display controllers with lighttpd

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**Created:** [November 14, 2005, 6:53pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cant-display-controllers-with-lighttpd/47868 "2005-11-14T18:53:57Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 14, 2005, 6:53pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cant-display-controllers-with-lighttpd/47868/1 "2005-11-14T18:53:57Z")

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Hello,

I can see [http://192.168.1.5/public/index.html](http://192.168.1.5/public/index.html)

i’ve created a controller as it’s mentionned in the rails bible  
(“agile web dev…” of M.Thomas)

If i try [http://192.168.1.5/say](http://192.168.1.5/say) i have an error “file not found”

I’ve really struggled a lot with this and already asked people at  
#lighhtpd but i really can’t find the answer.

This is my config file, if someone could have a look at it it would  
be really nice.

Best regards,

Jean-Jacques

I’m using debian stable and the latest version of lighttpd, this is  
my config file:

# lighttpd configuration file

# 

# use a it as base for lighttpd 1.0.0 and above

# 

# $Id: lighttpd.conf,v 1.7 2004/11/03 22:26:05 weigon Exp $

############ Options you really have to take care of  
####################

## modules to load

# at least mod\_access and mod\_accesslog should be loaded

# all other module should only be loaded if really neccesary

# - saves some time

# - saves memory

server.modules = (  
“mod\_rewrite”,  
“mod\_redirect”,  
“mod\_access”,

# “mod\_auth”,

# “mod\_status”,

```
    "mod_fastcgi",
    "mod_simple_vhost",
    #"mod_evhost",

```

# “mod\_cgi”,

```
    "mod_compress",

```

# “mod\_ssi”,

# “mod\_usertrack”,

# “mod\_rrdtool”,

```
    "mod_accesslog" )

```

## a static document-root, for virtual-hosting take look at the

## server.virtual-\* options

server.document-root = “/var/www/”

## where to send error-messages to

server.errorlog = “/var/log/lighttpd/error.log”

debug.log-request-handling = “enable”

# files to check for if …/ is requested

server.indexfiles = ( “index.php”, “index.html”,  
“index.htm”, “default.htm” )

# mimetype mapping

mimetype.assign = (  
“.pdf” =\> “application/pdf”,  
“.sig” =\> “application/pgp-signature”,  
“.spl” =\> “application/futuresplash”,  
“.class” =\> “application/octet-stream”,  
“.ps” =\> “application/postscript”,  
“.torrent” =\> “application/x-bittorrent”,  
“.dvi” =\> “application/x-dvi”,  
“.gz” =\> “application/x-gzip”,  
“.pac” =\> “application/x-ns-proxy-autoconfig”,  
“.swf” =\> “application/x-shockwave-flash”,  
“.tar.gz” =\> “application/x-tgz”,  
“.tgz” =\> “application/x-tgz”,  
“.tar” =\> “application/x-tar”,  
“.zip” =\> “application/zip”,  
“.mp3” =\> “audio/mpeg”,  
“.m3u” =\> “audio/x-mpegurl”,  
“.wma” =\> “audio/x-ms-wma”,  
“.wax” =\> “audio/x-ms-wax”,  
“.ogg” =\> “audio/x-wav”,  
“.wav” =\> “audio/x-wav”,  
“.gif” =\> “image/gif”,  
“.jpg” =\> “image/jpeg”,  
“.jpeg” =\> “image/jpeg”,  
“.png” =\> “image/png”,  
“.xbm” =\> “image/x-xbitmap”,  
“.xpm” =\> “image/x-xpixmap”,  
“.xwd” =\> “image/x-xwindowdump”,  
“.css” =\> “text/css”,  
“.html” =\> “text/html”,  
“.htm” =\> “text/html”,  
“.js” =\> “text/javascript”,  
“.asc” =\> “text/plain”,  
“.c” =\> “text/plain”,  
“.conf” =\> “text/plain”,  
“.text” =\> “text/plain”,  
“.txt” =\> “text/plain”,  
“.dtd” =\> “text/xml”,  
“.xml” =\> “text/xml”,  
“.mpeg” =\> “video/mpeg”,  
“.mpg” =\> “video/mpeg”,  
“.mov” =\> “video/quicktime”,  
“.qt” =\> “video/quicktime”,  
“.avi” =\> “video/x-msvideo”,  
“.asf” =\> “video/x-ms-asf”,  
“.asx” =\> “video/x-ms-asf”,  
“.wmv” =\> “video/x-ms-wmv”  
)

# Use the “Content-Type” extended attribute to obtain mime type if

possible

# mimetype.use-xattr = “enable”

#### accesslog module

accesslog.filename = “/var/log/lighttpd/access.log”

## deny access the file-extensions

# 

# ~ is for backupfiles from vi, emacs, joe, …

# .inc is often used for code includes which should in general not be

part

# of the document-root

url.access-deny = ( “~”, “.inc”,“.svn” )

######### Options that are good to be but not neccesary to be changed  
#######

## bind to port (default: 80)

server.port = 80

## bind to localhost (default: all interfaces)

#Server.bind = “[grisu.home.kneschke.de](http://grisu.home.kneschke.de)”

## error-handler for status 404

#Server.error-handler-404 = “/error-handler.html”  
#Server.error-handler-404 = “/error-handler.php”

## to help the rc.scripts

server.pid-file = “/var/run/lighttpd.pid”

###### virtual hosts

## 

## If you want name-based virtual hosting add the next three

settings and load

## mod\_simple\_vhost

## 

## document-root =

## virtual-server-root + virtual-server-default-host + virtual-

server-docroot or

## virtual-server-root + http-host + virtual-server-docroot

## 

#simple-vhost.server-root = “/home/weigon/wwwroot/servers/”  
#simple-vhost.default-host = “[grisu.home.kneschke.de](http://grisu.home.kneschke.de)”  
#simple-vhost.document-root = “/pages/”

simple-vhost.server-root = “/var/www/jeanjacques/test/”  
simple-vhost.default-host = “/var/www/jeanjacques/test/public/”  
simple-vhost.document-root = “/public/”

## 

## Format: .html

## → …/status-404.html for ‘File not found’

#Server.errorfile-prefix = “/home/weigon/projects/lighttpd/doc/  
status-”

## virtual directory listings

#Server.dir-listing = “enable”

## send unhandled HTTP-header headers to error-log

#debug.dump-unknown-headers = “enable”

### only root can use these options

# 

# chroot() to directory (default: no chroot() )

#Server.chroot = “/”

## change uid to (default: don’t care)

server.username = “www-data”

## change uid to (default: don’t care)

server.groupname = “www-data”

#### compress module

compress.cache-dir = “/var/tmp/lighttpd/cache/compress/”  
compress.filetype = (“text/plain”, “text/html”)

#### fastcgi module

## read fastcgi.txt for more info

#fastcgi.server = ( “.php” =\>

# ( “localhost” =\>

# (

# “socket” =\> “/tmp/php-fastcgi.socket”,

# “bin-path” =\> “/usr/local/bin/php”

# )

# )

# )

# new way. include as many sockets as you want. I use 5.

$HTTP[“host”] =~ “192.168.5.10” {  
server.document-root = “/var/www/jeanjacques/test/public”  
#accesslog.filename = “/var/www/jeanjacques/test/lighttpd-logs/  
access.log”  
#errorlog.filename = “/var/log/lighttpd-logs/error.log”  
server.indexfiles = ( “dispatch.fcgi”, “index.html” )  
server.error-handler-404 = “/dispatch.fcgi”

fastcgi.server = (“.fcgi” =\>  
( “[monsite.com](http://monsite.com)” =\>  
( “min-procs” =\> 1,  
“max-procs” =\> 5,  
“socket” =\> “/tmp/test.fastcgi”,  
“bin-path” =\> “/var/www/jeanjacques/test/public/dispatch.fcgi”,  
“bin-environment” =\> ( “RAILS\_ENV” =\> “production” )  
)  
)  
)  
}

#$SERVER[“socket”] == “127.0.0.1:443” {

# ssl.pemfile = “/var/www/certs/localhost.pem”

# ssl.engine = “enable”

# 

# server.document-root = “/var/www/htdocs/secure.example.org/pages/”

#}

#### CGI module

#cgi.assign = ( “.pl” =\> “/usr/bin/perl”,

# “.cgi” =\> “/usr/bin/perl” )

#### SSL engine

#ssl.engine = “enable”  
#ssl.pemfile = “server.pem”

#### status module

# status.status-url = “/server-status”

# status.config-url = “/server-config”

#### auth module

## read authentification.txt for more info

# auth.backend = “plain”

# auth.backend.plain.userfile = “lighttpd.user”

# auth.backend.plain.groupfile = “lighttpd.group”

# auth.backend.ldap.hostname = “localhost”

# auth.backend.ldap.base-dn = “dc=my-domain,dc=com”

# auth.backend.ldap.filter = “(uid=$)”

# auth.require = ( “/server-status” =\>

# (

# “method” =\> “digest”,

# “realm” =\> “download archiv”,

# “require” =\> “group=www|user=jan|host=192.168.2.10”

# ),

# “/server-info” =\>

# (

# “method” =\> “digest”,

# “realm” =\> “download archiv”,

# “require” =\> “group=www|user=jan|host=192.168.2.10”

# )

# )

#### url handling modules (rewrite, redirect, access)

# url.rewrite = ( “^/$” =\> "/server-

status" )

# url.redirect = ( “^/wishlist/(.+)” =\> "[http://www](http://www).

[123.org/$1](http://123.org/$1)" )

# 

# define a pattern for the host url finding

# %% =\> % sign

# %0 =\> domain name + tld

# %1 =\> tld

# %2 =\> domain name without tld

# %3 =\> subdomain 1 name

# %4 =\> subdomain 2 name

# 

# evhost.path-pattern = “/home/storage/dev/www/%3/htdocs/”

#### expire module

# expire.url = ( “/buggy/” =\> “access 2 hours”, "/

asdhas/" =\> “access plus 1 seconds 2 minutes”)

#### ssi

# ssi.extension = ( “.shtml” )

#### rrdtool

# rrdtool.binary = “/usr/bin/rrdtool”

# rrdtool.db-name = “/var/www/lighttpd.rrd”