# Controller Error

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/controller-error/183542>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [February 16, 2010, 9:59am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/controller-error/183542 "2010-02-16T09:59:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![prasath\_venkatraman](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/dbc845/32.png) [@prasath\_venkatraman](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/prasath_venkatraman)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2010, 9:59am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/controller-error/183542/1 "2010-02-16T09:59:57Z")

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Sorry for the newbie question  
i created a controller and a action for my rails  
but when i load on my browser am gettin a message like this

We’re sorry, but something went wrong.  
We’ve been notified about this issue and we’ll take a look at it  
shortly.

Thanks in advance

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**Author:** ![prasath\_venkatraman](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/dbc845/32.png) [@prasath\_venkatraman](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/prasath_venkatraman)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2010, 12:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/controller-error/183542/2 "2010-02-16T12:47:57Z")

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On 16 February 2010 07:20, prasath venkatraman [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
wrote:

> Sorry for the newbie question  
> i created a controller and a action for my rails  
> but when i load on my browser am gettin a message like this
> 
> We’re sorry, but something went wrong.  
> We’ve been notified about this issue and we’ll take a look at it  
> shortly.

Have a look in log/development.log (assuming you are in development  
mode). There should be more information about the problem there.  
Also look in the window where you ran script/server (if you did) for  
error messages.

Colin

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**Author:** ![prasath\_venkatraman](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/dbc845/32.png) [@prasath\_venkatraman](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/prasath_venkatraman)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2010, 5:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/controller-error/183542/3 "2010-02-18T17:10:08Z")

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Hi prasath venkatraman

```
Did you properly setup database connectivity?

```

Sijo