# Weird problem - some hidden process?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/weird-problem-some-hidden-process/173256>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [August 5, 2009, 7:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/weird-problem-some-hidden-process/173256 "2009-08-05T19:34:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![rajive\_jain](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/54ee81/32.png) [@rajive\_jain](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rajive_jain)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2009, 7:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/weird-problem-some-hidden-process/173256/1 "2009-08-05T19:34:39Z")

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Hi,

Not sure if this is the correct forum so here goes.

In development app, after login I have a redirect to welcome index  
page. Now, whenever I am in different sections of the web site (hence  
different controllers/actions), and I leave the computer alone for a  
while (not able to determine after how much time this happens), in the  
development console, I notice the welcome index action has been  
executed (sometimes another action and then the index page) even  
though in the web browser I can see I am still on the other section’s  
page.

In other words, something is firing off the calls to my controllers/  
methods without my physically doing so in the browser.

Looking forward to any help where I should look to resolve this issue.  
Of course, as long as I don’t do anything in the browser, there should  
not be any activity in the console too right ? Is there any hidden  
process somewhere ?

Best regards

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**Author:** ![rajive\_jain](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/54ee81/32.png) [@rajive\_jain](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rajive_jain)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2009, 7:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/weird-problem-some-hidden-process/173256/2 "2009-08-05T19:50:27Z")

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Is the browser you are using Safari 4? If so it will pull the most  
accessed websites once in a while…

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**Author:** ![rajive\_jain](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/54ee81/32.png) [@rajive\_jain](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rajive_jain)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2009, 11:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/weird-problem-some-hidden-process/173256/3 "2009-08-05T23:08:53Z")

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Hi helmdull

Yes you are right - I am using Safari 4.0.2 !! Jeez that is quite a  
coincidence you figured out. If this is the case and I want to test  
this cause, how can I turn off the periodic access ?

Thanks so much for this pointer … hope it is the problem.  
Cheers