# Scaffold doesnt work **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [June 17, 2008, 7:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/scaffold-doesnt-work/140706 "2008-06-17T19:55:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![graphicmist](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/c0e974/32.png) [@graphicmist](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/graphicmist)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 7:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/scaffold-doesnt-work/140706/1 "2008-06-17T19:55:58Z")
i issue the following command at terminal… neo:~/Desktop/rails/modeler # ruby script/generate scaffold Item Manage exists app/controllers/ exists app/helpers/ create app/views/manage exists app/views/layouts/ exists test/functional/ dependency model exists app/models/ exists test/unit/ exists test/fixtures/ create app/models/item.rb create test/unit/item\_test.rb create test/fixtures/items.yml Couldn’t find ‘item’ generator what could be the problem… ---
**Author:** ![graphicmist](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/c0e974/32.png) [@graphicmist](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/graphicmist)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 10:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/scaffold-doesnt-work/140706/2 "2008-06-17T22:32:05Z")
guess what i updated rails version to 1.2.6 and aprevious problem get solved but new problem arises… ruby script/generate scaffold Item Manage /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/yaml.rb:133:in `load': syntax error on line 18, col 2: ` socket: /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock’ (ArgumentError) from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/yaml.rb:133:in `load' from /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.2.6/lib/initializer.rb:551:in `database\_configuration’ from /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.2.6/lib/initializer.rb:234:in `initialize_database' from /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.2.6/lib/initializer.rb:92:in `process’ from /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.2.6/lib/initializer.rb:47:in `send' from /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.2.6/lib/initializer.rb:47:in `run’ from ./script/…/config/…/config/environment.rb:13 from /usr/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:27:in `gem_original_require' from /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in `require’ from /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.2.6/lib/commands/generate.rb:1 from /usr/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:27:in `gem_original_require' from /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in `require’ from script/generate:3 and even the server is not starting now… neo:~/Desktop/rails/store # ruby script/server =\> Booting Mongrel (use ‘script/server webrick’ to force WEBrick) =\> Rails 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 \*\* Starting Mongrel listening at 0.0.0.0:3000 \*\* Starting Rails with development environment… Exiting /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/yaml.rb:133:in `load': syntax error on line 18, col 2: ` socket: /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock’ (ArgumentError) from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/yaml.rb:133:in `load' from /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.2.6/lib/initializer.rb:551:in `database\_configuration’ from /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.2.6/lib/initializer.rb:234:in `initialize_database' from /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.2.6/lib/initializer.rb:92:in `process’ from /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.2.6/lib/initializer.rb:47:in `send' from /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.2.6/lib/initializer.rb:47:in `run’ from /root/Desktop/rails/store/config/environment.rb:13 from /usr/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:27:in `gem_original_require' ... 25 levels... from /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.2.6/lib/commands/server.rb:39 from /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in `gem\_original\_require’ from /usr/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:27:in `require’ from script/server:3 i m goind mad please help … ---
**Author:** ![graphicmist](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/c0e974/32.png) [@graphicmist](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/graphicmist)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 11:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/scaffold-doesnt-work/140706/3 "2008-06-17T23:34:43Z")
hey got solution to my problem … The IRC guys rocks man… i updated my rails version then after there was a lttle error in my databse.yaml file. a silly mistake i have not a space after the password: no error now… again thanks to those irc folks specially diryhand.