# Problem on running the server

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-on-running-the-server/135320>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [April 21, 2008, 7:19am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-on-running-the-server/135320 "2008-04-21T07:19:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![karthikragu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/a88e57/32.png) [@karthikragu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/karthikragu)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 7:19am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-on-running-the-server/135320/1 "2008-04-21T07:19:53Z")

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hi all,

```
     an application that was written in ror is running in my off and

```

i have to set it up in my local machine for some enhancement work.after  
setting it up in my local machine i started the server but its showing  
error like this :-

=\> Booting WEBrick…  
./script/…/config/…/vendor/rails/railties/lib/commands/servers/webrick.rb:12:  
warning: already initialized constant OPTIONS  
/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:27:in  
`gem_original_require': no such file to load -- ferret (MissingSourceFile) from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in`require’  
from  
./script/…/config/…/vendor/rails/activesupport/lib/active\_support/dependencies.rb:495:in  
`require' from ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/activesupport/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:342:in`new\_constants\_in’  
from  
./script/…/config/…/vendor/rails/activesupport/lib/active\_support/dependencies.rb:495:in  
`require' from ./script/../config/../vendor/plugins/acts_as_ferret/lib/acts_as_ferret.rb:24 from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in`gem\_original\_require’  
from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:27:in  
`require' from ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/activesupport/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:495:in`require’  
… 23 levels…  
from  
./script/…/config/…/vendor/rails/activesupport/lib/active\_support/dependencies.rb:495:in  
`require' from ./script/../config/../vendor/rails/railties/lib/commands/server.rb:39 from script/server:3:in`require’  
from script/server:3

```
       guys who knows whats the problem please help me.
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**Author:** ![karthikragu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/a88e57/32.png) [@karthikragu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/karthikragu)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 7:34am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-on-running-the-server/135320/2 "2008-04-21T07:34:23Z")

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Hi  
Check if a rails application already running on your machine…Also  
check you specified the correct adapter in config/database.yml

Sijo

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**Author:** ![karthikragu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/a88e57/32.png) [@karthikragu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/karthikragu)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2008, 10:18am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-on-running-the-server/135320/3 "2008-04-21T10:18:13Z")

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> `gem\_original\_require’: no such file to load – ferret  
> (MissingSourceFile)

Looks like your missing Ferret.

Cheers,  
Jan