# How do I add an action to a controller?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-do-i-add-an-action-to-a-controller/144487>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [July 30, 2008, 5:59am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-do-i-add-an-action-to-a-controller/144487 "2008-07-30T05:59:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![df-sean](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/f07891/32.png) [@df-sean](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/df-sean)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2008, 5:59am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-do-i-add-an-action-to-a-controller/144487/1 "2008-07-30T05:59:41Z")

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It looks like manually modifying the controller file does not work.

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**Author:** ![df-sean](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/f07891/32.png) [@df-sean](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/df-sean)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2008, 6:13am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-do-i-add-an-action-to-a-controller/144487/2 "2008-07-30T06:13:41Z")

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Sean S. wrote:

> It looks like manually modifying the controller file does not work.

Oops. It looks like I can do that!

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**Author:** ![df-sean](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/f07891/32.png) [@df-sean](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/df-sean)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2008, 9:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-do-i-add-an-action-to-a-controller/144487/3 "2008-07-30T21:06:11Z")

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Restart server. It should help.

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**Author:** ![df-sean](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/f07891/32.png) [@df-sean](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/df-sean)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2008, 5:06am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-do-i-add-an-action-to-a-controller/144487/4 "2008-07-31T05:06:28Z")

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2008/7/30, Sean S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid):