# Restarting apache web server **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [June 1, 2010, 3:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/restarting-apache-web-server/189475 "2010-06-01T15:26:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![raghu\_muni](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@raghu\_muni](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/raghu_muni)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2010, 3:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/restarting-apache-web-server/189475/1 "2010-06-01T15:26:51Z")
Hi, I’m following this guide [RubyOnRails - Community Help Wiki](https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RubyOnRails) to install ror and configure this with apache…I’m facing a problem when restarting the apache2 web server following some steps. * * * Now you should point apache to the location of your Ruby app. Create something like this in /etc/apache2/sites-available/ror.myhost.com \ ServerName [ror.myhost.com](http://ror.myhost.com) DocumentRoot /home/myuser/www/mynewapp/public RailsEnv development #It’s optional string, but my rails app didn’t work properly without it. Alternatively, you could run rails in a specific sub uri of your current host, e.g. localhost. First, make a symbolic link to your rails public folder from with var/www (or wherever you have the root of your apache www folder), e.g.: ln -s /home/myuser/www/mynewapp/public /var/www/mynewapp In case of localhost (which is the default host with a fresh ubuntu/apache install) edit default in /etc/apache2/sites-available and add: RailsBaseURI /mynewapp murb: I had to add RailsEnv development as well to get around the ‘no route found to match “/rails/info/properties” with {:method=\>:get}’ warning… (can someone elaborate on why?) apparently this is because /info/properties is buggy and no longer supported: [http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/161924](http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/161924) Save, and enable the rewrite module for apache, and register this site… and finally, restart apache. sudo a2enmod rewrite sudo a2ensite [ror.myhost.com](http://ror.myhost.com) sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart * * * I created a document with [ror.myhost.com](http://ror.myhost.com) and added the code as given.Also,I registered the site [ror.myhost.com](http://ror.myhost.com) and restarted the web server…However,I get the following error… sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart - Restarting web server apache2 Syntax error on line 4 of /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/ror.myhost.com: RailsEnv takes one argument, The environment under which a Rails app must run. [fail] Can anybody help me with this code… Thanks, Raghu ---
**Author:** ![raghu\_muni](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@raghu\_muni](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/raghu_muni)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2010, 3:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/restarting-apache-web-server/189475/2 "2010-06-01T15:43:46Z")
On 1 June 2010 14:26, Raghu M. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > ServerName [ror.myhost.com](http://ror.myhost.com) > ln -s /home/myuser/www/mynewapp/public /var/www/mynewapp > /info/properties is buggy and no longer supported: > > I created a document with [ror.myhost.com](http://ror.myhost.com) and added the code as > given.Also,I registered the site [ror.myhost.com](http://ror.myhost.com) and restarted the web > server…However,I get the following error… > > sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart > > - Restarting web server apache2 > Syntax error on line 4 of /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/ror.myhost.com: > RailsEnv takes one argument, The environment under which a Rails app > must run. > [fail] Only guessing, but have you tried removing the comment from your RailsEnv line? Perhaps it is not interpreting it as a comment and so complaining about the number of parameters. Colin ---
**Author:** ![raghu\_muni](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@raghu\_muni](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/raghu_muni)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2010, 3:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/restarting-apache-web-server/189475/3 "2010-06-01T15:50:20Z")
> Only guessing, but have you tried removing the comment from your > RailsEnv line? Perhaps it is not interpreting it as a comment and so > complaining about the number of parameters. > > Colin Thnxx colin…it worked ---
**Author:** ![raghu\_muni](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@raghu\_muni](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/raghu_muni)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2010, 4:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/restarting-apache-web-server/189475/4 "2010-06-01T16:00:41Z")
How do I make sure(test,if any) that my rails application is configured with apache2 webserver I have installed?? ---
**Author:** ![raghu\_muni](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@raghu\_muni](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/raghu_muni)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2010, 4:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/restarting-apache-web-server/189475/5 "2010-06-01T16:18:20Z")
On 1 June 2010 15:00, Raghu M. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > How do I make sure(test,if any) that my rails application is configured > with apache2 webserver I have installed?? Sorry, don’t understand. What are you trying to be sure of? Colin ---
**Author:** ![raghu\_muni](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@raghu\_muni](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/raghu_muni)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2010, 4:52pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/restarting-apache-web-server/189475/6 "2010-06-01T16:52:19Z")
On 1 June 2010 15:38, Raghu M. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Hi > I’m sorry for miscommunication. > I’ve installed rails using the guide I’ve mentioned in the first > post…I guess the default configured web server will be webrick…But > I’ve configured my rails app to use Apache as a webserver…Now,how do > make a test to make sure that my rails application is using apache as my > webserver… Try stopping apache and see if the app stops working. sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 stop ---
**Author:** ![raghu\_muni](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@raghu\_muni](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/raghu_muni)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2010, 4:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/restarting-apache-web-server/189475/7 "2010-06-01T16:38:03Z")
Hi I’m sorry for miscommunication. I’ve installed rails using the guide I’ve mentioned in the first post…I guess the default configured web server will be webrick…But I’ve configured my rails app to use Apache as a webserver…Now,how do make a test to make sure that my rails application is using apache as my webserver… I tried to make something…when I run my demo application using ruby script/server…it returns something like this… # ruby script/server =\> Booting Mongrel =\> Rails 2.3.8 application starting on [http://0.0.0.0:3000](http://0.0.0.0:3000) =\> Call with -d to detach =\> Ctrl-C to shutdown server Do that mean that I’ve configured my application with Apache+mongrel?? Thanks