# No such file to load -- config/environment - Apache2 & Passenger 2.1.1 **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [March 11, 2009, 3:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/no-such-file-to-load-config-environment-apache2-passenger-2-1-1/162580 "2009-03-11T15:43:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Basti](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/fbc32d/32.png) [@Basti](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Basti)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2009, 3:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/no-such-file-to-load-config-environment-apache2-passenger-2-1-1/162580/1 "2009-03-11T15:43:00Z")
Hi, i recently started using Ruby and Ruby on Rails. For Development i’m using RadRails and InstantRails on my local Windows machine. Atm i’m trying to get a basic application running on Ubuntu Server 8.10 with Apache 2.2.9 & Phusion\_Passenger 2.1.1. Frist i tried to get just the app-sceleton generate by RadRails to work (which worked fine on InstantRails) and the i tried the same with Typo(blog). In both cases i recieve the following error: no such file to load – config/environment When trying to get the basic application running i see the Welcome to Aptana RadRails page but when following “About your application’s environment” i get the mentioned message. Same after installing typo and going to admin page for first time. The passenger backtrace is: 0 /usr/local/lib/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb 31 in `gem_original_require' 1 /usr/local/lib/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb 31 in`require’ 2 /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/passenger-2.1.1/lib/phusion\_passenger/ railz/application\_spawner.rb 267 in `preload_application' 3 /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/passenger-2.1.1/lib/phusion_passenger/ railz/application_spawner.rb 227 in`initialize\_server’ 4 /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/passenger-2.1.1/lib/phusion\_passenger/ utils.rb 211 in `report_app_init_status' 5 /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/passenger-2.1.1/lib/phusion_passenger/ railz/application_spawner.rb 216 in`initialize\_server’ 6 /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/passenger-2.1.1/lib/phusion\_passenger/ abstract\_server.rb 180 in `start_synchronously' 7 /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/passenger-2.1.1/lib/phusion_passenger/ abstract_server.rb 149 in`start’ 8 /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/passenger-2.1.1/lib/phusion\_passenger/ railz/application\_spawner.rb 192 in `start' 9 /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/passenger-2.1.1/lib/phusion_passenger/ spawn_manager.rb 260 in`spawn\_rails\_application’ 10 /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/passenger-2.1.1/lib/phusion\_passenger/ abstract\_server\_collection.rb 121 in `lookup_or_add' 11 /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/passenger-2.1.1/lib/phusion_passenger/ spawn_manager.rb 254 in`spawn\_rails\_application’ 12 /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/passenger-2.1.1/lib/phusion\_passenger/ abstract\_server\_collection.rb 75 in `synchronize' 13 /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/passenger-2.1.1/lib/phusion_passenger/ abstract_server_collection.rb 74 in`synchronize’ 14 /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/passenger-2.1.1/lib/phusion\_passenger/ spawn\_manager.rb 253 in `spawn_rails_application' 15 /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/passenger-2.1.1/lib/phusion_passenger/ spawn_manager.rb 148 in`spawn\_application’ 16 /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/passenger-2.1.1/lib/phusion\_passenger/ spawn\_manager.rb 285 in `handle_spawn_application' 17 /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/passenger-2.1.1/lib/phusion_passenger/ abstract_server.rb 332 in` **send** ’ 18 /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/passenger-2.1.1/lib/phusion\_passenger/ abstract\_server.rb 332 in `main_loop' 19 /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/passenger-2.1.1/lib/phusion_passenger/ abstract_server.rb 182 in`start\_synchronously’ 20 /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/passenger-2.1.1/bin/passenger-spawn- server 46 I installed the following gems: actionmailer (2.2.2) actionpack (2.2.2) activerecord (2.2.2) activeresource (2.2.2) activesupport (2.2.2) cgi\_multipart\_eof\_fix (2.5.0) coderay (0.8.312) columnize (0.3.0) daemons (1.0.10) datanoise-actionwebservice (2.2.2) eventmachine (0.12.6, 0.12.4) fastthread (1.0.1) flexmock (0.8.5, 0.8.4) gem\_plugin (0.2.3) htmlentities (4.0.0) json (1.1.3) linecache (0.43) mysql (2.7) passenger (2.1.1, 2.0.6) rack (0.9.1) rails (2.2.2) rails-app-installer (0.2.0) rake (0.8.4, 0.8.3) rspec (1.1.12) rspec-rails (1.1.12) ruby-debug (0.10.3) ruby-debug-base (0.10.3) sqlite3-ruby (1.2.4) will\_paginate (2.2.2) In both cases i chowned the appbase and the tmp dir to the apache user all other files are owned by the owner of environment.rb Thanks for your help in advance Basti ---
**Author:** ![Basti](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/fbc32d/32.png) [@Basti](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Basti)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2009, 6:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/no-such-file-to-load-config-environment-apache2-passenger-2-1-1/162580/2 "2009-03-25T18:18:55Z")
On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 9:40 AM, doron [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > Atm i’m trying to get a basic application running on Ubuntu Server > > 8.10 with Apache 2.2.9 & Phusion\_Passenger 2.1.1. > > Frist i tried to get just the app-sceleton generate by RadRails to > > work (which worked fine on InstantRails) and the i tried the same with > > Typo(blog). > > > > In both cases i recieve the following error: > > > > no such file to load – config/environment Change the owner and group of the environment.rb file to the user and group of your apache2 instance (probably www-data). See if that helps. Cheers– Charles ---
**Author:** ![Basti](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/fbc32d/32.png) [@Basti](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Basti)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2009, 4:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/no-such-file-to-load-config-environment-apache2-passenger-2-1-1/162580/3 "2009-03-25T16:09:07Z")
try here: [http://blog.scopeport.org/ruby-on-rails/phusion-passenger-error-file-directory-nonexistent/](http://blog.scopeport.org/ruby-on-rails/phusion-passenger-error-file-directory-nonexistent/) Basti כתב: ---
**Author:** ![Basti](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/fbc32d/32.png) [@Basti](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Basti)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 2:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/no-such-file-to-load-config-environment-apache2-passenger-2-1-1/162580/4 "2009-03-26T14:41:08Z")
I have the same problem, and the owner:group is root:www changing to www:www seems to only make things worse and i don’t even get the passenger error page. do you have any other idea? i use: Rails 1.2.3 passenger 2.1.2 Apache/2.0.52 (CentOS) ---
**Author:** ![Basti](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/fbc32d/32.png) [@Basti](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Basti)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 5:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/no-such-file-to-load-config-environment-apache2-passenger-2-1-1/162580/5 "2009-03-26T17:50:30Z")
: ok, solved for me. it is very important to read section 8.1 in the user guide: [Phusion Passenger users guide index](http://www.modrails.com/documentation/Users%20guide.html#_tips) and also to remember set the correct RailsEnv in the conf file. we went with: PassengerUserSwitching off PassengerDefaultUser www RailsEnv something\_that\_is\_not\_production ---
**Author:** ![Basti](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/fbc32d/32.png) [@Basti](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Basti)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2009, 5:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/no-such-file-to-load-config-environment-apache2-passenger-2-1-1/162580/6 "2009-03-27T17:24:00Z")
Yes, CentOS is different than ubuntu. You had said at the beginning that you were running ubuntu. Cheers– Charles