# Mongrel not playing nicely with older rails/ruby **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [June 6, 2009, 1:13am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mongrel-not-playing-nicely-with-older-rails-ruby/169630 "2009-06-06T01:13:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rustybucket](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@rustybucket](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rustybucket)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2009, 1:13am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mongrel-not-playing-nicely-with-older-rails-ruby/169630/1 "2009-06-06T01:13:24Z")
I’m trying to transfer an older Rails project to a new server, never would have thought it would have taken me this long (first time with Ruby On Rails). Anyways the site uses Ruby 1.8.4, Rails 1.1.6, gems 0.8.10 I installed Mongrel and Mongrel\_Cluster and it prompted me for a version, I selected the newest… Now when I try to start Mongrel I get this error: \*\* Ruby version is not up-to-date; loading cgi\_multipart\_eof\_fix /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/…/lib/mongrel/ gems.rb:12:in `require': undefined method`gem’ for Mongrel::Gems:Module (NoMethodError) from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/…/lib/ mongrel.rb:355 from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb: 18:in `require’ from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5/bin/ mongrel\_rails:11 from /usr/local/bin/mongrel\_rails:18 I know my Ruby version is not up to date… but I don’t think I want to update it for fear of the app not properly working. Should I install an older version of Mongrel…? If so,… which version? Thanks in advance for any guidance or assistance you may be able to provide. rusty ---
**Author:** ![rustybucket](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@rustybucket](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rustybucket)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2009, 5:28am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mongrel-not-playing-nicely-with-older-rails-ruby/169630/2 "2009-06-06T05:28:24Z")
Looks like what you need is a newer version of Rubygems and not ruby or mongrel. You can get the latest one here → [http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group\_id=126](http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group_id=126) - Maurício Linhares [http://alinhavado.wordpress.com/](http://alinhavado.wordpress.com/) (pt-br) | [http://codeshooter.wordpress.com/](http://codeshooter.wordpress.com/) (en) ---
**Author:** ![rustybucket](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@rustybucket](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rustybucket)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2009, 3:09am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mongrel-not-playing-nicely-with-older-rails-ruby/169630/3 "2009-06-07T03:09:56Z")
Ok, now I get this…? Any clue as to what I’m missing? \*\* Starting Mongrel listening at 0.0.0.0:3000 \*\* Starting Rails with development environment … /usr/local/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:21:in `require__': no such file to load -- ruby-debug (MissingSourceFile) from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb: 21:in`require’ from /home/vhosts/dealer.benningtonmarine.com/config/…/vendor/rails/ activerecord/lib/…/…/activesupport/lib/active\_support/ dependencies.rb:147:in `require' from /home/vhosts/dealer.benningtonmarine.com/config/environment.rb: 68 from /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb: 21:in`require’ from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-0.3.13.3/lib/mongrel/ rails.rb:144:in `rails' from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-0.3.13.3/bin/ mongrel_rails:112:in`cloaker\_’ from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-0.3.13.3/lib/ mongrel.rb:832:in `listener' from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-0.3.13.3/bin/ mongrel_rails:96:in`cloaker\_’ from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-0.3.13.3/lib/ mongrel.rb:750:in `initialize' from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-0.3.13.3/bin/ mongrel_rails:83:in`run’ from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-0.3.13.3/lib/mongrel/ command.rb:199:in `run’ from /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-0.3.13.3/bin/ mongrel\_rails:235 from /usr/local/bin/mongrel\_rails:18 ---
**Author:** ![rustybucket](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@rustybucket](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rustybucket)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2009, 9:10am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mongrel-not-playing-nicely-with-older-rails-ruby/169630/4 "2009-06-07T09:10:20Z")
On Jun 7, 2:09 am, rusty [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Ok, now I get this…? Any clue as to what I’m missing? that looks like your app is requiring ruby-debug but that the gem isn’t installed Fred