# Help with rails lighttpd setup

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-with-rails-lighttpd-setup/79024>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [December 11, 2006, 6:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-with-rails-lighttpd-setup/79024 "2006-12-11T18:21:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Scott\_Parks](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ac8455/32.png) [@Scott\_Parks](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Scott_Parks)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2006, 6:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-with-rails-lighttpd-setup/79024/1 "2006-12-11T18:21:09Z")

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Hi everyone -

I am running Rails on a Cent OS server that we access via remote. I  
do not want to set  
up a virtual server, rather have this server run on port 8080 so as  
not to disturb Apache  
running on port 80.

My config is below, but when I try to run a Rails app I get 404  
errors. The initial Rails  
screen comes up, but if I create a sample app in the directory below  
I get 404 errors.  
I am hoping it is something as simple as a path is wrong and my tired  
eyes.

Thank you in advance!

-Scott

server.modules = (  
“mod\_rewrite”,  
“mod\_redirect”,  
“mod\_access”,  
“mod\_fastcgi”,  
“mod\_accesslog” )

server.document-root = “/home/rails/test/public/”  
server.errorlog = “/var/log/lighttpd.error.log”  
index-file.names = ( “index.html”,  
“index.htm”, “default.htm” )  
server.error-handler-404 = “/dispatch.fcgi”  
#rails stuff  
######fastcgi module  
fastcgi.server = (  
“.fcgi” =\> (  
“test” =\> (  
“socket” =\> “/tmp/test1.socket”,  
“bin-path” =\> “/home/rails/test/public/dispatch.fcgi”,  
“bin-environment” =\> ( “RAILS\_ENV” =\> “production” ),  
“min-procs” =\> 1,  
“max\_procs” =\> 2  
)  
)  
)

#### accesslog module

accesslog.filename = “/var/log/lighttpd\_access.log”

url.access-deny = ( “~”, “.inc” )

$HTTP[“url”] =~ “.pdf$” {  
server.range-requests = “disable”  
}

## 

# which extensions should not be handle via static-file transfer

# 

# .php, .pl, .fcgi are most often handled by mod\_fastcgi or mod\_cgi

static-file.exclude-extensions = ( “.php”, “.pl”, “.fcgi” )

## bind to port (default: 80)

server.port = 8080

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**Author:** ![Scott\_Parks](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ac8455/32.png) [@Scott\_Parks](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Scott_Parks)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2006, 6:33pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-with-rails-lighttpd-setup/79024/2 "2006-12-11T18:33:01Z")

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Did you look at the log files in

/home/rails/test/log/

And at the lighttpd error log file in

/var/log/lighttpd.error.log

Also, this line looks strange:

server.error-handler-404 = “/dispatch.fcgi”

shouldn’t it be

server.error-handler-404 = “/home/rails/test/public/”

Stephan

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**Author:** ![Scott\_Parks](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ac8455/32.png) [@Scott\_Parks](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Scott_Parks)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2006, 7:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-with-rails-lighttpd-setup/79024/3 "2006-12-11T19:09:20Z")

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Hi Stephen-

All my error.log file contains is server shutdown, no mention about  
missing paths.

-Scott

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**Author:** ![Scott\_Parks](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ac8455/32.png) [@Scott\_Parks](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Scott_Parks)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2006, 7:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-with-rails-lighttpd-setup/79024/4 "2006-12-11T19:24:30Z")

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Well do the access.log files grow as you load pages? Does the error.log  
file, and the log files under your rails directory change? Are you sure  
the lighttpd process is running? Does you rails application “work” when  
running webrick? – Stephan

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**Author:** ![Scott\_Parks](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ac8455/32.png) [@Scott\_Parks](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Scott_Parks)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2006, 8:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-with-rails-lighttpd-setup/79024/5 "2006-12-11T20:47:35Z")

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Thanks for your help, I ended up installing mongrel with Apache and  
it works like a charm.

-Scott

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**Post date:** [December 11, 2006, 7:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-with-rails-lighttpd-setup/79024/6 "2006-12-11T19:27:22Z")

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I also just checked my log files in /home/rails/test/log and all of  
them are 0 bytes. Could I have a permission  
problem?

The lighttpd.error.log is nothing but server start and server stop.

Thanks!