# Error while running ruby script/server

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-while-running-ruby-script-server/122168>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [December 5, 2007, 4:20am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-while-running-ruby-script-server/122168 "2007-12-05T04:20:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![syed](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@syed](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/syed)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2007, 4:20am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-while-running-ruby-script-server/122168/1 "2007-12-05T04:20:58Z")

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I ran the same command in my other project and the server started  
without any errors but when I created a new project, I am getting the  
following error. I would appreciate any pointers.

Thanks

Syed

D:\AddressBook\>ruby script/server  
=\> Booting WEBrick…  
D:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/yaml.rb:133:in `load': syntax error on line 18, col 2:` host: localhost’ (ArgumentError)  
from D:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/yaml.rb:133:in `load' from D:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.2.6/lib/initializer.rb:551:in`database\_configuration’  
from  
D:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.2.6/lib/initializer.rb:234:in  
`initialize_database' from D:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.2.6/lib/initializer.rb:92:in`process’  
from  
D:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.2.6/lib/initializer.rb:47:in  
`send' from D:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.2.6/lib/initializer.rb:47:in`run’  
from ./script/…/config/…/config/environment.rb:13  
from D:/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:27:in  
`gem_original_require'... 10 levels... from D:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.2.6/lib/commands/server.rb:39 from D:/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in`gem\_original\_require’  
from D:/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:27:in  
`require’  
from script/server:3

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**Author:** ![syed](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@syed](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/syed)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2007, 4:44am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-while-running-ruby-script-server/122168/2 "2007-12-05T04:44:21Z")

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Show us your database.yml please.

On Dec 5, 2007 1:50 PM, Syed R. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
wrote:

> =\> Booting WEBrick…  
> D:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.2.6/lib/initializer.rb:92:in  
> from

–  
Ryan B.

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**Author:** ![syed](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@syed](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/syed)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2007, 6:28am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-while-running-ruby-script-server/122168/3 "2007-12-05T06:28:23Z")

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Did you use a tab instead of spaces? YAML doesn’t like tabs.

-Bill