# What mode does Apache/Rails start in?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-mode-does-apache-rails-start-in/52498>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [January 15, 2006, 5:29am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-mode-does-apache-rails-start-in/52498 "2006-01-15T05:29:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![vivek](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/77aa72/32.png) [@vivek](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/vivek)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2006, 5:29am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-mode-does-apache-rails-start-in/52498/1 "2006-01-15T05:29:02Z")

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Hi ,  
I am using Rails with APache on FC3. While I can control the mode in  
which  
rails starts using WEBrick.How do I make APache start in one of the  
dev/production modes.?  
Vivek

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**Author:** ![vivek](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/77aa72/32.png) [@vivek](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/vivek)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2006, 9:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-mode-does-apache-rails-start-in/52498/2 "2006-01-15T21:29:38Z")

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in rails use -e with script/server (script/server -e production)

and in apache with Fcgi use the following line:

FastCgiServer /usr/local/rails/townsimple/public/dispatch.fcgi  
-initial-env RAILS\_ENV=production -idle-timeout 60 -processes 2

adam

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**Author:** ![vivek](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/77aa72/32.png) [@vivek](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/vivek)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2006, 1:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-mode-does-apache-rails-start-in/52498/3 "2006-01-16T13:23:48Z")

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Hi Adam,  
Thanks for the reply,but I dont get what you mean when you say  
FastCgiServer /usr/local/rails/townsimple/public/dispatch.fcgi ?  
Is that some command to start FastCGI ? I actually got fastCGI working  
and  
never had to do that!