# Error starting lighttpd **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [April 24, 2006, 12:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-starting-lighttpd/58644 "2006-04-24T12:36:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![conz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/a5b964/32.png) [@conz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/conz)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2006, 12:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-starting-lighttpd/58644/1 "2006-04-24T12:36:21Z")
Hi, I’m getting the following error message when I try to start lighttpd: BEGIN ERROR: $ script/server =\> Booting lighttpd (use ‘script/server webrick’ to force WEBrick) =\> Rails application started on [http://0.0.0.0:3000](http://0.0.0.0:3000) =\> Call with -d to detach =\> Ctrl-C to shutdown server (see config/lighttpd.conf for options) 2006-04-24 03:29:39: (mod\_fastcgi.c.1022) execve failed for: public/dispatch.fcgi No such file or directory 2006-04-24 03:29:39: (mod\_fastcgi.c.1048) the fastcgi-backend public/dispatch.fcgi failed to start: 2006-04-24 03:29:39: (mod\_fastcgi.c.1052) child exited with status 2 public/dispatch.fcgi 2006-04-24 03:29:39: (mod\_fastcgi.c.1055) if you try do run PHP as FastCGI backend make sure you use the FastCGI enabled version. You can find out if it is the right one by executing ‘php -v’ and it should display ‘(cgi-fcgi)’ in the output, NOT (cgi) NOR (cli) For more information check [http://www.lighttpd.net/documentation/fastcgi.html#preparing-php-as-a-fastcgi-program](http://www.lighttpd.net/documentation/fastcgi.html#preparing-php-as-a-fastcgi-program) 2006-04-24 03:29:39: (mod\_fastcgi.c.1060) If this is PHP on Gentoo add fastcgi to the USE flags 2006-04-24 03:29:39: (mod\_fastcgi.c.1356) [ERROR]: spawning fcgi failed. 2006-04-24 03:29:39: (server.c.834) Configuration of plugins failed. Going down. Exiting END ERROR: Thanks in advance, -Conrad ---
**Author:** ![conz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/a5b964/32.png) [@conz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/conz)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2006, 1:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-starting-lighttpd/58644/2 "2006-04-24T13:01:10Z")
Conrad T. wrote: > public/dispatch.fcgi No such file or directory > Check that your lighttpd.conf is definitely pointing at your public > directory (remembering that different versions handle relative paths in > different ways), and then check that dispatch.fcgi is set to be > executable. It’s usually one of those two… ---
**Author:** ![conz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/a5b964/32.png) [@conz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/conz)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2006, 1:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-starting-lighttpd/58644/3 "2006-04-24T13:19:41Z")
Conrad T. wrote: > Is this the correct behavior when you create a new projtect? > The lighttpd.conf file doesn’t get created until you run script/server > the first time. The fact that you’re not seeing it tells me there’s > something else wrong, but you should be able to copy the config file > from gems/rails-1.1.2/configs/lighttpd.conf to your config directory to > get past this problem. ---
**Author:** ![conz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/a5b964/32.png) [@conz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/conz)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2006, 1:13pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-starting-lighttpd/58644/4 "2006-04-24T13:13:31Z")
Hi, I just did some checking and it seems that the lighttpd.conf isn’t being generated. BTW, I’m using Ruby 1.8.4 and Rails 1.1.2. Thus, I only have the following files within the config directory: boot.rb database.yml environment.rb environments routes.rb Is this the correct behavior when you create a new projtect? Thanks in advance, -Conrad ---
**Author:** ![conz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/a5b964/32.png) [@conz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/conz)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2006, 1:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-starting-lighttpd/58644/5 "2006-04-24T13:25:47Z")
Conrad T. wrote: > public/dispatch.fcgi No such file or directory > 2006-04-24 03:29:39: (mod\_fastcgi.c.1060) If this is PHP on Gentoo add > fastcgi to the USE flags > 2006-04-24 03:29:39: (mod\_fastcgi.c.1356) [ERROR]: spawning fcgi failed. > 2006-04-24 03:29:39: (server.c.834) Configuration of plugins failed. > Going down. > Exiting Try using absolute path to dispatch.fcgi in your config/lighttpd.conf: fastcgi.server = ( “.fcgi” =\> ( “localhost” =\> ( “min-procs” =\> 1, “max-procs” =\> 1, “socket” =\> “log/fcgi.socket”, “bin-path” =\> “Absolute\_Path/public/dispatch.fcgi”, “bin-environment” =\> ( “RAILS\_ENV” =\> “development” ) ) ) ) Eszter ---
**Author:** ![conz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/a5b964/32.png) [@conz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/conz)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2006, 1:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-starting-lighttpd/58644/6 "2006-04-24T13:38:13Z")
Conrad T. wrote: > Hi, I guess when I moved the all the rails projects from ruby.dir to > ruby.dir/rails\_apps this may have put the lighttpd.conf out of sync. > Thus, I removed the file and I’m rocking and rolling again. Thanks > for all you help. Gotta go and thanks again. > No worries 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![conz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/a5b964/32.png) [@conz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/conz)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2006, 1:28pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-starting-lighttpd/58644/7 "2006-04-24T13:28:49Z")
Hi, I guess when I moved the all the rails projects from ruby.dir to ruby.dir/rails\_apps this may have put the lighttpd.conf out of sync. Thus, I removed the file and I’m rocking and rolling again. Thanks for all you help. Gotta go and thanks again. -Conrad