# Ruby on Rails -- WEBrick OK, Apache isn't

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-on-rails-webrick-ok-apache-isnt/101803>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [February 7, 2006, 12:17am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-on-rails-webrick-ok-apache-isnt/101803 "2006-02-07T00:17:05Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 7, 2006, 12:17am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-on-rails-webrick-ok-apache-isnt/101803/1 "2006-02-07T00:17:05Z")

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I’m trying to get a Ruby on Rails application to work under Apache. It  
works fine when run under WEBrick (via “ruby script/server”). I copied  
the “public” directory (as well as “lib”, “app”, and “config”) to my  
preferred Apache directory (see below for details). As told in  
instructions on a web page, I tried executing “dispatch.fcgi”. It gets  
a “Internal Server Error”. Far below is the output of “ruby --debug  
…/dispatch.fcgi”.

I’m running

fedora-release 3-9\_2.rhfc3.at  
ruby 1.8.4-1.fc3  
rails 1.0.0  
httpd 2.0.53  
mod\_fastcgi 2.4.2  
actionmailer 1.1.5  
actionpack 1.11.2  
actionwebservice 1.0.0  
activerecord 1.13.2  
activesupport 1.2.5  
fcgi 0.8.6.1  
mysql 2.7  
rake 0.7.0  
sources 0.0.1

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Exception `MissingSourceFile’ at  
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionwebservice-1.0.0/lib/action\_web\_service/container/action\_controller\_container.rb:68

- Missing API definition file in apis/application\_api.rb  
Exception `ActionController::RoutingError’ at  
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-1.11.2/lib/action\_controller/routing.rb:469
- Recognition failed for “”  
Exception `NoMethodError’ at  
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.2.5/lib/active\_support/whiny\_nil.rb:35
- You have a nil object when you didn’t expect it!  
The error occured while evaluating nil.downcase  
Set XSD::XMLParser::REXMLParser as XML processor.  
Status: 500 Internal Server Error  
Exception `NameError’ at  
/usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.2.5/lib/active\_support/core\_ext/object\_and\_class.rb:4
- constant Object::ApplicationController not defined