# NoMethodError with custom RAILS\_ENV

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nomethoderror-with-custom-rails-env/160954>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [February 21, 2009, 12:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nomethoderror-with-custom-rails-env/160954 "2009-02-21T12:10:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![Filip\_T](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/e56c9b/32.png) [@Filip\_T](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Filip_T)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2009, 12:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nomethoderror-with-custom-rails-env/160954/1 "2009-02-21T12:10:10Z")

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Hi,

I’ve just deployed my application to staging server, using  
RAILS\_ENV=staging (Ruby 1.8.7, mod\_rails). The application works fine  
in production (using setup as above), but I keep on getting this error  
(both in mod\_rails and WEBrick):

Processing ApplicationController#index (for 79.184.115.252 at  
2009-02-21 09:13:47) [GET]

NoMethodError (undefined method `+’ for nil:NilClass):

Any ideas?

Regards,  
Filip T.

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**Author:** ![Filip\_T](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/e56c9b/32.png) [@Filip\_T](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Filip_T)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2009, 12:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nomethoderror-with-custom-rails-env/160954/2 "2009-02-21T12:10:45Z")

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On Feb 21, 9:13 am, Filip T. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I’ve just deployed my application to staging server, using  
> RAILS\_ENV=staging (Ruby 1.8.7, mod\_rails). The application works fine  
> in production (using setup as above), but I keep on getting this error  
> (both in mod\_rails and WEBrick):

I’d start by looking at the backtrace to see where that error occurs.

Fred

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**Author:** ![Filip\_T](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/e56c9b/32.png) [@Filip\_T](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Filip_T)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2009, 12:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nomethoderror-with-custom-rails-env/160954/3 "2009-02-21T12:12:24Z")

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On which platform r u deploying your application?

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**Author:** ![Filip\_T](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/e56c9b/32.png) [@Filip\_T](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Filip_T)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 9:00am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nomethoderror-with-custom-rails-env/160954/4 "2009-02-25T09:00:12Z")

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On Feb 21, 12:09 pm, Frederick C. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
wrote:

> I’d start by looking at the backtrace to see where that error occurs.

No backtrace! Just this error!

Regards,  
Filip T.

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**Author:** ![Filip\_T](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/e56c9b/32.png) [@Filip\_T](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Filip_T)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 9:00am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nomethoderror-with-custom-rails-env/160954/5 "2009-02-25T09:00:49Z")

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On Feb 21, 12:12 pm, Dharmdip R. \<rails-mailing-l…@andreas-  
[s.net](http://s.net)\> wrote:

> On which platform r u deploying your application?

Debian, tried both 4.0 and 5.0. Local deployment on OS X 10.5.6.

Regards,  
Filip T.