# New install on Mac server start error

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-install-on-mac-server-start-error/132519>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [March 21, 2008, 12:04am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-install-on-mac-server-start-error/132519 "2008-03-21T00:04:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![jeremysarda](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/b9e5f3/32.png) [@jeremysarda](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jeremysarda)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2008, 12:04am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-install-on-mac-server-start-error/132519/1 "2008-03-21T00:04:43Z")

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Hi,  
I have installed a Macports Ruby on Rails with MySQL and Mongrel  
following the instructions  
from:[http://wiki.rubyonrails.org/rails/pages/Installation](http://wiki.rubyonrails.org/rails/pages/Installation)  
The server did start fine but now exits with the following Terminal  
printout.  
radarjem:~/newrailsapp jem$ script/server  
=\> Booting Mongrel (use ‘script/server webrick’ to force WEBrick)  
=\> Rails application starting on [http://0.0.0.0:3000](http://0.0.0.0:3000)  
=\> Call with -d to detach  
=\> Ctrl-C to shutdown server  
\*\* Starting Mongrel listening at 0.0.0.0:3000  
\*\* Starting Rails with development environment…  
Exiting  
/Users/jem/newrailsapp/config/environment.rb:60: undefined method  
`reqire' for main:Object (NoMethodError) from /opt/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in `gem\_original\_require’  
from  
/opt/local/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:27:in  
`require' from /opt/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.0.2/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:496:in `require’  
from  
/opt/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.0.2/lib/active\_support/dependencies.rb:342:in  
`new_constants_in' from /opt/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.0.2/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:496:in `require’  
from  
/opt/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.4/bin/…/lib/mongrel/rails.rb:147:in  
`rails' from /opt/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.4/bin/mongrel_rails:113:in `cloaker\_’  
from  
/opt/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.4/lib/mongrel/configurator.rb:149:in  
`call' ... 18 levels... from /opt/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.0.2/lib/commands/server.rb:39 from /opt/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in `gem\_original\_require’  
from  
/opt/local/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:27:in  
`require’  
from script/server:3  
radarjem:~/newrailsapp jem$  
What should I do to repair this?  
Any help would be appreciated  
Regards Jeremy

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**Author:** ![jeremysarda](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/b9e5f3/32.png) [@jeremysarda](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jeremysarda)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2008, 1:49am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-install-on-mac-server-start-error/132519/2 "2008-03-21T01:49:29Z")

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Hi Jeremy,

It looks like the issue may be in the environment.rb file of your  
rails app “newrailsapp” on line #60. If you change “reqire” to  
“require” it should clear you up. Looks to me that the install is  
correct. If that doesn’t work try posting the contents of your  
environment.rb file here and I’ll have another look.

- Mike

On Mar 20, 5:04 pm, Jeremy S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)

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**Author:** ![jeremysarda](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/b9e5f3/32.png) [@jeremysarda](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jeremysarda)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2008, 2:17am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-install-on-mac-server-start-error/132519/3 "2008-03-21T02:17:50Z")

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Thanks Mike,  
The last line was: reqire ‘flickr’  
So I changed it to: require ‘flickr’ as you suugested  
Now the Mongrel server starts.

My Appreciation,  
Jeremy