# Problem with routes when I move the app to a different machi **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [July 31, 2006, 7:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-routes-when-i-move-the-app-to-a-different-machi/100728 "2006-07-31T19:21:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![randy\_s](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/f9ae1b/32.png) [@randy\_s](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/randy_s)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2006, 7:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-routes-when-i-move-the-app-to-a-different-machi/100728/1 "2006-07-31T19:21:00Z")
Hi all: I have an application that runs great on my macbook pro, however, when I move the app to the production linux box, all routes fail except for the one I set up as the default: map.connect ‘:controller/:action/:id’, :controller =\> “Employee”, :action =\> “status” I made sure the shebang line in dispatch.\* was set to be OS independent (#!/usr/bin/env ruby) to see if that worked, but it didn’t. If you want to view the source, I opened up the repository for viewing: [http://svn.r38y.com/TimeOut/](http://svn.r38y.com/TimeOut/) I’ve never had this problem before so I am kind of stuck. Any help would be greatly appreciated! ## Thanks! Randy S. removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid 267.334.6833 ---
**Author:** ![randy\_s](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/f9ae1b/32.png) [@randy\_s](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/randy_s)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2006, 7:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-routes-when-i-move-the-app-to-a-different-machi/100728/2 "2006-07-31T19:47:44Z")
Randy S. wrote: > Hi all: > > I have an application that runs great on my macbook pro, however, when > I move the app to the production linux box, all routes fail except for > the one I set up as the default: > > map.connect ‘:controller/:action/:id’, :controller =\> “Employee”, > :action =\> “status” Um, that is the _only_ route you defined [http://svn.r38y.com/TimeOut/config/routes.rb](http://svn.r38y.com/TimeOut/config/routes.rb) ---
**Author:** ![randy\_s](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/f9ae1b/32.png) [@randy\_s](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/randy_s)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2006, 7:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-routes-when-i-move-the-app-to-a-different-machi/100728/3 "2006-07-31T19:58:49Z")
[http://svn.r38y.com/TimeOut/config/routes.rb](http://svn.r38y.com/TimeOut/config/routes.rb) contains the following as far as i can tell… ################################################################ ActionController::Routing::Routes.draw do |map| # The priority is based upon order of creation: first created → highest priority. # Sample of regular route: # map.connect ‘products/:id’, :controller =\> ‘catalog’, :action =\> ‘view’ # Keep in mind you can assign values other than :controller and :action # Sample of named route: # map.purchase ‘products/:id/purchase’, :controller =\> ‘catalog’, :action =\> ‘purchase’ # This route can be invoked with purchase\_url(:id =\> product.id) # You can have the root of your site routed by hooking up ‘’ # – just remember to delete public/index.html. # map.connect ‘’, :controller =\> “welcome” # Allow downloading Web Service WSDL as a file with an extension # instead of a file named ‘wsdl’ map.connect ‘:controller/service.wsdl’, :action =\> ‘wsdl’ # Install the default route as the lowest priority. map.connect ‘:controller/:action/:id’, :controller =\> “Employee”, :action =\> “status” end ################################################################# I’m sure this lies at the heart of your problem :] Ciao man! Gustav P. removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid [itsdEx.com](http://itsdEx.com) ---
**Author:** ![randy\_s](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/f9ae1b/32.png) [@randy\_s](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/randy_s)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2006, 8:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-routes-when-i-move-the-app-to-a-different-machi/100728/4 "2006-07-31T20:10:50Z")
I guess I don’t understand what you are pointing out. Are you pointing out that the lines wrap? They don’t wrap in the actual routes file. Everything I don’t need for my routes is commented out. Can you explain further? Thanks! Randy On 7/31/06, gustav Paul [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > # map.connect ‘products/:id’, :controller =\> ‘catalog’, :action =\> > > # – just remember to delete public/index.html. > > ## end > > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/](http://www.ruby-forum.com/). > > * * * > > Rails mailing list > removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid > [http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails](http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails) – Randy S. removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid 267.334.6833 ---
**Author:** ![randy\_s](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/f9ae1b/32.png) [@randy\_s](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/randy_s)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2006, 2:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-routes-when-i-move-the-app-to-a-different-machi/100728/5 "2006-08-01T14:58:01Z")
That worked! Thanks so much! I thought my email got burried in the flood of emails flying through here. So do I just make all url’s lowercase so it will work on all machines? I want to open source this little app so I want to do my best to make sure it will work on every machine. Thanks again! Randy On 8/1/06, Scott Fortmann-Roe [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > I have an application that runs great on my macbook pro, however, when > > If you want to view the source, I opened up the repository for viewing: > > 267.334.6833 > > * * * > > Rails mailing list > removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid > [http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails](http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails) – Randy S. removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid 267.334.6833 ---
**Author:** ![randy\_s](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/f9ae1b/32.png) [@randy\_s](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/randy_s)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2006, 6:44am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-routes-when-i-move-the-app-to-a-different-machi/100728/6 "2006-08-01T06:44:17Z")
Haven’t checked the source, but it could be a case sensitivity issue. Linux is usually case sensititve, your mac probably isn’t. Try playing around with your cases. -Scott ---
**Author:** ![randy\_s](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/f9ae1b/32.png) [@randy\_s](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/randy_s)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2006, 9:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-routes-when-i-move-the-app-to-a-different-machi/100728/7 "2006-07-31T21:01:56Z")
So there are two…but that is how I have set up every other app…and I haven’t had this issue before. All I did was add “, :controller =\> “Employee”, :action =\> “status”” to the default route… Does what you sent help me in any way? Or are you just pointing somethingout? Just in case it was meant to help me out, I removed everything except ActionController::Routing::Routes.draw do |map| map.connect ‘:controller/:action/:id’, :controller =\> “Employee”, :action =\> “status” end and it still didn’t work… Thanks! Randy On 7/31/06, Alex W. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Um, that is the _only_ route you defined > [http://svn.r38y.com/TimeOut/config/routes.rb](http://svn.r38y.com/TimeOut/config/routes.rb) > > – > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/](http://www.ruby-forum.com/). > > * * * > > Rails mailing list > removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid > [http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails](http://lists.rubyonrails.org/mailman/listinfo/rails) – Randy S. removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid 267.334.6833 ---
**Author:** ![randy\_s](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/f9ae1b/32.png) [@randy\_s](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/randy_s)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2006, 5:53pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-routes-when-i-move-the-app-to-a-different-machi/100728/8 "2006-08-01T17:53:14Z")
Yep, the best approach is to assume a strictly case sensitive environment. Lowercase is the usual standard.