# Ruby Web App not loading in IE or Safari ... only loads in F

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-web-app-not-loading-in-ie-or-safari-only-loads-in-f/111589>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [August 8, 2007, 9:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-web-app-not-loading-in-ie-or-safari-only-loads-in-f/111589 "2007-08-08T21:39:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![LAB](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/ba8739/32.png) [@LAB](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/LAB)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2007, 9:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-web-app-not-loading-in-ie-or-safari-only-loads-in-f/111589/1 "2007-08-08T21:39:10Z")

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I have been developing my ruby on rails web app and testing it out  
using Firefox. Today I tried a different browser, Safari, but when I  
went to my index page nothing rendered. I viewed the source, and all  
the html is there, but the browser is displaying the page as a blank  
white screen. This is also true for IE. The only browser my site  
renders in is Firefox. Anyone run into this problem?? Any ideas??  
Thanks in advance!

LAB

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**Author:** ![LAB](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/ba8739/32.png) [@LAB](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/LAB)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2007, 9:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-web-app-not-loading-in-ie-or-safari-only-loads-in-f/111589/2 "2007-08-08T21:46:32Z")

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LAB wrote:

> I have been developing my ruby on rails web app and testing it out  
> using Firefox. Today I tried a different browser, Safari, but when I  
> went to my index page nothing rendered. I viewed the source, and all  
> the html is there, but the browser is displaying the page as a blank  
> white screen. This is also true for IE. The only browser my site  
> renders in is Firefox. Anyone run into this problem?? Any ideas??  
> Thanks in advance!
> 
> LAB

sounds like your html is messed up…

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**Author:** ![LAB](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/ba8739/32.png) [@LAB](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/LAB)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2007, 11:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-web-app-not-loading-in-ie-or-safari-only-loads-in-f/111589/3 "2007-08-08T23:57:30Z")

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LAB wrote:

> I have been developing my ruby on rails web app and testing it out  
> using Firefox. Today I tried a different browser, Safari, but when I  
> went to my index page nothing rendered. I viewed the source, and all  
> the html is there, but the browser is displaying the page as a blank  
> white screen. This is also true for IE. The only browser my site  
> renders in is Firefox. Anyone run into this problem?? Any ideas??  
> Thanks in advance!

Take out any reference to a stylesheet and validate your (X)HTML.

–  
Michael W.