# \[Help\] Rake test:functionals failed **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [May 17, 2010, 12:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-rake-test-functionals-failed/188728 "2010-05-17T12:00:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![neckie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/e47774/32.png) [@neckie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/neckie)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2010, 12:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-rake-test-functionals-failed/188728/1 "2010-05-17T12:00:58Z")
Hi all, Im a new user for using Rails, I got the 3 error msg as belows, /usr/bin/ruby1.8 -I"lib:test" “/home/mioinst/.gem/ruby/1.8/gems/ rake-0.8.7/lib/rake/rake\_test\_loader.rb” “test/functional/ way\_controller\_test.rb” “test/functional/ diary\_entry\_controller\_test.rb” “test/functional/ amf\_controller\_test.rb” “test/functional/relation\_controller\_test.rb” “test/functional/swf\_controller\_test.rb” “test/functional/ message\_controller\_test.rb” “test/functional/ changeset\_tag\_controller\_test.rb” “test/functional/ node\_controller\_test.rb” “test/functional/old\_node\_controller\_test.rb” “test/functional/search\_controller\_test.rb” “test/functional/ user\_preference\_controller\_test.rb” “test/functional/ user\_controller\_test.rb” “test/functional/old\_way\_controller\_test.rb” “test/functional/trace\_controller\_test.rb” “test/functional/ api\_controller\_test.rb” “test/functional/friend\_controller\_test.rb” “test/functional/old\_relation\_controller\_test.rb” “test/functional/ geocoder\_controller\_test.rb” “test/functional/ changeset\_controller\_test.rb” “test/functional/ browse\_controller\_test.rb” “test/functional/export\_controller\_test.rb” “test/functional/site\_controller\_test.rb” Loaded suite /home/mioinst/.gem/ruby/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.7/lib/rake/ rake\_test\_loader Started …F.F.F… Finished in -3824716.83084 seconds. 1. Failure: test\_changes\_simple(ApiControllerTest) [/test/functional/ api\_controller\_test.rb:204]: Expected response to be a \<:success\>, but was \<500\> \<""\> 2. Failure: test\_changes\_zoom\_valid(ApiControllerTest) [/test/functional/api\_controller\_test.rb:228:in `test_changes_zoom_valid' /test/functional/api_controller_test.rb:226:in`upto’ /test/functional/api\_controller\_test.rb:226:in `test\_changes\_zoom\_valid’]: Expected response to be a \<:success\>, but was \<500\> \<""\> 3. Failure: test\_hours\_valid(ApiControllerTest) [/test/functional/api\_controller\_test.rb:257:in `test_hours_valid' /test/functional/api_controller_test.rb:255:in`upto’ /test/functional/api\_controller\_test.rb:255:in `test\_hours\_valid’]: Expected response to be a \<:success\>, but was \<500\> \<""\> 180 tests, 2341 assertions, 3 failures, 0 errors I have no idea how to fix this problem, Could someone know how to fix this please? Thank you so much. Best Wishes, Neckie. ---
**Author:** ![neckie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/e47774/32.png) [@neckie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/neckie)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2010, 11:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-rake-test-functionals-failed/188728/2 "2010-05-17T23:03:38Z")
On 17 May 2010 10:38, neckie [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > test\_changes\_simple(ApiControllerTest) [/test/functional/ > api\_controller\_test.rb:204]: > Expected response to be a \<:success\>, but was \<500\> > \<“”\> If you look in test.log you may get some clues as to why you are getting the 500 error. Have you setup database.yml to refer correctly to the test database? Colin ---
**Author:** ![neckie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/e47774/32.png) [@neckie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/neckie)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2010, 7:59am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-rake-test-functionals-failed/188728/3 "2010-05-21T07:59:45Z")
Dear Colin, Thanks for you help. I’ve already fix this problem. Thank you so much. ^^