# 'require' does not work under mod\_ruby **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [February 26, 2006, 12:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/require-does-not-work-under-mod-ruby/73431 "2006-02-26T12:29:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Frantisek\_Fuka](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Frantisek\_Fuka](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Frantisek_Fuka)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2006, 12:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/require-does-not-work-under-mod-ruby/73431/1 "2006-02-26T12:29:23Z")
When using: “require ‘engine.rbx’” under mod\_ruby, I get “File does not exist” error. However, if I change “require” to “load”, it gets loaded allright. the file and it directory has correct permissions (755). “Untaint”-ing the file does solve the problem. I am particularly confused about this error - how can the ruby say the file does not exist when it evidentnly does? ---
**Author:** ![Frantisek\_Fuka](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Frantisek\_Fuka](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Frantisek_Fuka)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2006, 1:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/require-does-not-work-under-mod-ruby/73431/2 "2006-02-26T13:14:59Z")
Frantisek Fuka wrote: > When using: “require ‘engine.rbx’” under mod\_ruby, I get “File does not > exist” error. However, if I change “require” to “load”, it gets loaded > allright. the file and it directory has correct permissions (755). > “Untaint”-ing the file does solve the problem. > > I am particularly confused about this error - how can the ruby say the > file does not exist when it evidentnly does? chmod +x engine.rbx Nezabírá? Kyosuke 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Frantisek\_Fuka](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Frantisek\_Fuka](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Frantisek_Fuka)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2006, 3:49pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/require-does-not-work-under-mod-ruby/73431/3 "2006-02-26T15:49:11Z")
A mentioned in my original post, the file already has permissions set to “755”. Thus, “chmod +x” does nothing. ---
**Author:** ![Frantisek\_Fuka](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Frantisek\_Fuka](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Frantisek_Fuka)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2006, 4:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/require-does-not-work-under-mod-ruby/73431/4 "2006-02-26T16:01:17Z")
Hi, “Frantisek Fuka” [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) writes: > When using: “require ‘engine.rbx’” under mod\_ruby, I get “File does not > exist” error. However, if I change “require” to “load”, it gets loaded > allright. the file and it directory has correct permissions (755). > “Untaint”-ing the file does solve the problem. > > I am particularly confused about this error - how can the ruby say the > file does not exist when it evidentnly does? See ri ‘Kernel#require’. If the file has the extension `.rb'', it is loaded as a source file; if the extension is `.so’‘, `.o'', or `.dll’‘, or whatever the default shared library extension is on the current platform, Ruby loads the shared library as a Ruby extension. Otherwise, Ruby tries adding `.rb'', `.so’', and so on to the name. ---
**Author:** ![Frantisek\_Fuka](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Frantisek\_Fuka](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Frantisek_Fuka)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2006, 4:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/require-does-not-work-under-mod-ruby/73431/5 "2006-02-26T16:22:25Z")
WATANABE Hirofumi wrote: > > I am particularly confused about this error - how can the ruby say the Oops! Right now I tried this, it really behaves this way. I suspected initially that this was the case, but in a quick experiment it had worked for both “require” and “load”, so I became confused. But now I realized I tried it with “.rb” extension rather than “.rbx”. /me stupid. I didn’t notice the “file” part in the “file _and_ directory have correct permissions”, so the permissions problem as a logical afterthought and advice didn’t strike this obstacle. 😃 Jakub