# Developing a Rails server on XP **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [August 9, 2008, 8:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/developing-a-rails-server-on-xp/145450 "2008-08-09T20:27:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![athel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/839c29/32.png) [@athel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/athel)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2008, 8:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/developing-a-rails-server-on-xp/145450/1 "2008-08-09T20:27:43Z")
I followed the following site step by step: [http://wiki.rubyonrails.org/rails/pages/Fast+CGI+and+Apache2+for+Windows+XP](http://wiki.rubyonrails.org/rails/pages/Fast+CGI+and+Apache2+for+Windows+XP) In the past this worked perfect. However, this weekend I started rebuilding a rails server. I can get it running ok, but when I get the “Welcome abaord, you’re riding rails” welcome screen, I click on the “About your application’s environment” link and it drops down and says “The requested URL /rails/info/properties was not found”. If I use Webrick and navigate to [http://localhost:3000/](http://localhost:3000/) and click it, it works fine. So I’m guessing it has something to do with the way rails works with apache? But I can’t find an answer anywhere how/where to fix it? Any suggestions? ---
**Author:** ![athel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/839c29/32.png) [@athel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/athel)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2008, 8:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/developing-a-rails-server-on-xp/145450/2 "2008-08-09T20:44:06Z")
On Aug 9, 8:27 pm, Athel [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > works fine. > > So I’m guessing it has something to do with the way rails works with > apache? But I can’t find an answer anywhere how/where to fix it? > > Any suggestions? /rails/info/properties is only available in development environment. If you run the application in production environment then that URI will not be recognized. ---
**Author:** ![athel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/839c29/32.png) [@athel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/athel)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2008, 3:03am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/developing-a-rails-server-on-xp/145450/3 "2008-08-10T03:03:10Z")
I found the answer (finally)… Rails 2.1 no longer includes the needed .htaccess file…once I added that every problem I was having was fixed. ---
**Author:** ![athel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/839c29/32.png) [@athel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/athel)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2008, 4:34am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/developing-a-rails-server-on-xp/145450/4 "2008-08-10T04:34:58Z")
The best way to deploy a Rails application on Windows is outlined in the “Deploying Rails Applications” book from Prags. Use Apache 2.2 with mod\_proxy\_balance and several Mongrels installed as Windows Services. It’s the most stable and scalable solution. I think one reason to remove the .htaccess file was to discourage the use of fastcgi. I don’t long for those days, personally. ---
**Author:** ![athel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/839c29/32.png) [@athel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/athel)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2008, 4:19am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/developing-a-rails-server-on-xp/145450/5 "2008-08-21T04:19:53Z")
Thank you for making that available. It’s so nice not to have to maintain my own anymore 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![athel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/839c29/32.png) [@athel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/athel)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2008, 10:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/developing-a-rails-server-on-xp/145450/6 "2008-08-12T22:17:57Z")
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