# Internal server error while trying to load active\_record **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [April 28, 2009, 12:34am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/internal-server-error-while-trying-to-load-active-record/166629 "2009-04-28T00:34:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![spinhoo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@spinhoo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/spinhoo)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 12:34am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/internal-server-error-while-trying-to-load-active-record/166629/1 "2009-04-28T00:34:31Z")
Hi The following is my configuration - OS - OS X 10.4.11 Ruby version - 1.8.6 gem version - 1.3.1 Active record version - 2.3.2 (the old versions still exist on the machine if that matter) mod\_ruby version - 1.3 I have test script that has only three entries thats throwing the internal server error, here is the script - #!/usr/local/bin/ruby require ‘rubygems’ require ‘active\_record’ Adn the error message from the apache logs - [Mon Apr 27 18:33:12 2009] [error] mod\_ruby: error in ruby [Mon Apr 27 18:33:12 2009] [error] mod\_ruby: /usr/local/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:36:in `gem_original_require': no such file to load -- active_record (LoadError) [Mon Apr 27 18:33:12 2009] [error] mod_ruby: from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:in`require’ [Mon Apr 27 18:33:12 2009] [error] mod\_ruby: from /Library/WebServer/Documents/cgi-ruby/test.rb:4 [Mon Apr 27 18:33:12 2009] [error] mod\_ruby: from /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/apache/ruby-run.rb:53:in `load' [Mon Apr 27 18:33:12 2009] [error] mod_ruby: from /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/apache/ruby-run.rb:53:in`handler’ Please help. Thanks in advance. Venkat. ---
**Author:** ![spinhoo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@spinhoo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/spinhoo)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 4:00am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/internal-server-error-while-trying-to-load-active-record/166629/2 "2009-04-28T04:00:37Z")
Come on guys, please don’t break my heart. Please throw me some ideas. Please… ---
**Author:** ![spinhoo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@spinhoo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/spinhoo)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 9:51am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/internal-server-error-while-trying-to-load-active-record/166629/3 "2009-04-28T09:51:09Z")
Venkat A. wrote: > Come on guys, please don’t break my heart. Please throw me some ideas. > Please… Where are your gems installed, and where is apache looking to find gems? Are you sure the AR gem is where apache is looking? – James B. [www.jamesbritt.com](http://www.jamesbritt.com) - Playing with Better Toys [www.ruby-doc.org](http://www.ruby-doc.org) - Ruby Help & Documentation [www.rubystuff.com](http://www.rubystuff.com) - The Ruby Store for Ruby Stuff ---
**Author:** ![spinhoo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@spinhoo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/spinhoo)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 4:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/internal-server-error-while-trying-to-load-active-record/166629/4 "2009-04-28T16:06:00Z")
James B. wrote: > Venkat A. wrote: > > > Come on guys, please don’t break my heart. Please throw me some ideas. > > Please… > > Where are your gems installed, and where is apache looking to find > gems? > > Are you sure the AR gem is where apache is looking? > > – > James B. > > [www.jamesbritt.com](http://www.jamesbritt.com) - Playing with Better Toys > [www.ruby-doc.org](http://www.ruby-doc.org) - Ruby Help & Documentation > [www.rubystuff.com](http://www.rubystuff.com) - The Ruby Store for Ruby Stuff Thanks for reply James. I think I found the issues. One of the dependencies for the active\_record, which is activesupport ended up in ~/.gem/ruby/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.3.2 directory. Looks like the apache could not get to it, while the same script works fine from the command line. A new ‘gem install activesupport’ resolved that issue. However before I figured this I moved on to ‘fastcgi’, and ditched ‘mod\_ruby’. I may test it again with ‘mod\_ruby’ just make sure that is the case.