Srry about the multiple posting!!! My browser got "stuck on stupid" for a moment.
On Feb 22, 1:10 am, KtyKat223 <[email protected]> wrote: > So your definitely saying it's best to go with 1.8.6 b/c lovdbyless > isn't ready for the newer versions.? any recommendations on the best > place to download it from then? I wouldn't want to download something > that could possibly be comprimised. And again, THANK YOU for all your > help and advice!! It is greatly appeciated!! > > On Feb 21, 11:47 pm, Jason Keenan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Yes it does seem to say 1.8.7 on the rails site. It was 1.8.3 that > > was the problem one. > > > Having a bit of a google around it seems that there are some changes > > in 1.8.7 that break some rails apps. So technically it seems like it > > might be a lovd-by-less problem. > > > For lovd-by-less I think you should go with 1.8.6. I think there are > > some added things in 1.8.7 and as everyone migrates to 1.9 lovd will > > most likely go with it. > > > Jason > > On 22/02/2009, at 2:12 PM, KtyKat223 wrote: > > > > P.S I just saw on rubyonrails.org they're recommending 1.8.7 .?.? > > > thats probably why the ubuntu repository has only v 1.8.7 . But if you > > > still recommend 1.8.6 I'll find and install it from somewhere else. > > > I'll just work on my other prob for the time being. > > > > On Feb 21, 10:06 pm, KtyKat223 <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> just removed ruby 1.8.7 and went to install 1.8.6 . It's not there. > > >> the repository only has v 1.8.7 and apparently 1.9 . so now i need to > > >> find an outside source to download 1.8.6 . I just hope that doesn't > > >> cause probs with installing the nessesary gems. Oh well, back to the > > >> begining with trying to get it to work! > > > >> On Feb 21, 8:40 pm, Jason Keenan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >>> Hi, > > > >>> A quick look at google hinted that, as mentioned, your ruby version > > >>> could be causing this problem. Rails recommends 1.8.6 and I'm pretty > > >>> sure actually warns against 1.8.7. I found thishttp:// > > >>>www.bluehostforum.com/showthread.php?t=13893whichisn'texactlythe > > >>> same but sounds familiar. > > > >>> As far as making apache work with ROR, there are a ridiculous amount > > >>> of tutorials out there. The main problem is deciding which one you > > >>> want to go with. I think you'll find that your local development > > >>> version is working because it's getting served by either webrick or > > >>> mongrel and never touching apache. > > > >>> Like you said, make sure your shebang lines are correct in your > > >>> dispatch.fcgi and dispatch.rb files and make sure your .htaccess > > >>> file > > >>> is set up properly. > > > >>> For the css, make sure that the SITE = RAILS_ENV == 'production' ? > > >>> 'lovdbyless.com' : 'localhost:3000' line in your global_variables.rb > > >>> file reads SITE = RAILS_ENV == 'production' ? > > >>> 'mypublicfacingurl.com' : 'localhost:3000' so that the browser can > > >>> find the css file. > > > >>> Jason > > > >>> On 22/02/2009, at 5:50 AM, KtyKat223 wrote: > > > >>>> While working with it I actually set all the permission on it at > > >>>> 775. > > >>>> I was going to drop them to where they needed to be once I knew > > >>>> everything would work properly. the only logs I get when I try > > >>>> to get > > >>>> apache to serve the site are the apache error log > > > >>>> [Sat Feb 21 12:47:22 2009] [warn] (104)Connection reset by peer: > > >>>> mod_fcgid: read data from fastcgi server error. > > >>>> [Sat Feb 21 12:47:22 2009] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] Premature > > >>>> end of > > >>>> script headers: dispatch.fcgi > > >>>> [Sat Feb 21 12:47:28 2009] [notice] mod_fcgid: process /var/www/ > > >>>> lovdbyless/public/dispatch.fcgi(5130) exit(communication error), > > >>>> terminated by calling exit(), return code: 255 > > > >>>> and once in a while in the fast cgi crash log in the lovdbyless > > >>>> logs > > > >>>> # Logfile created on Fri Feb 20 15:42:52 -0500 2009 by / > > >>>> [20/Feb/2009:15:42:52 :: 13156] starting > > >>>> [20/Feb/2009:15:42:52 :: 13156] stopping gracefully > > >>>> [20/Feb/2009:18:59:29 :: 25203] starting > > >>>> [20/Feb/2009:18:59:29 :: 25203] stopping gracefully > > > >>>> And when i say server Yes it is one I'm setting up my self. It > > >>>> belongs > > >>>> to a friend of mine and I'm doing this as a favor for him. It's an > > >>>> actual rack mount server. A little older model but it is a very > > >>>> nice > > >>>> one (more than enough for what he'll be using it for) and it was > > >>>> still > > >>>> in the box unopened when he got it. Right now it works fine with > > >>>> everything he needs on it except for an error in a part of the > > >>>> online > > >>>> store thats on it. but while I was figuring that out I was fooling > > >>>> around with this for the space on the server i get to use. It is a > > >>>> complete fully functioning web server (except for the ecommerce > > >>>> site > > >>>> till I figure that 1 lil prob out). But as I said earlier, this > > >>>> is the > > >>>> first time I've done anything with ROR. and any advice is more than > > >>>> welcome. Especially since I have found extremely little info > > >>>> anywhere > > >>>> about getting ROR to play nicely with apache. As far as being > > >>>> explicit > > >>>> I'm not sure what info your looking for although I'm pretty sure, > > >>>> while I was typing this, I just found the reason rails won't > > >>>> start. I > > >>>> Just realized that the place the dispatch.fcgi header is > > >>>> pointing to > > >>>> doesn't exist. I just need to find where ruby is on this machine > > >>>> and > > >>>> point it there. Hopefully that will fix the rails failing to start > > >>>> prob. because when i run the command > > > >>>> ruby dispatch.fcgi > > > >>>> the output is "perfect" if there is such a thing. I wonder if that > > >>>> might be why the CSS wont work in production? or from a client even > > >>>> while in developement? > > > >>>> On Feb 21, 9:15 am, Jason Keenan <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>>>> Hey there, > > > >>>>> Check the log to see if there is anything there. I had some > > >>>>> problems > > >>>>> with the latest version of rails too. With a failed to start > > >>>>> message, > > >>>>> nothing in the logs though cause, funnily enough, it fails to > > >>>>> start. > > > >>>>> For the CSS, make sure you have your production domain set in > > >>>>> global_variables.rb > > > >>>>> For the failed to start bit, make sure you have the correct > > >>>>> permissions set on the files. All the folders should 755 and files > > >>>>> should be 644 except dispatch.fcgi from memory which should > > >>>>> also be > > >>>>> 755. I installed straight from git and there were unfortunately > > >>>>> some > > >>>>> permission glitches. You will also need to adapt your .htaccess > > >>>>> file > > >>>>> in the public folder to suit your setup. > > > >>>>> When you say 'your server', is this one you've set up yourself > > >>>>> from > > >>>>> scratch or a hosting service. If you've set it up yourself then > > >>>>> you'll have some fun getting it working easily. If the latter, the > > >>>>> tips above might help. You probably need to give a more explicit > > >>>>> description of what you are doing or have done. > > > >>>>> Jason :) > > > >>>>> On 21/02/2009, at 4:26 PM, Steven Bristol wrote: > > > >>>>>> On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 9:14 PM, KtyKat223 <[email protected]> > > >>>>>> wrote: > > > >>>>>>> I guess it's my turn to finally ask a question. After all I did > > >>>>>>> figure > > >>>>>>> out everything else on my own! It took me two days of > > >>>>>>> workarounds to > > >>>>>>> install everything I needed to run LovdByLess on my server. I > > >>>>>>> have it > > >>>>>>> running fine in development mode while accessing it on the > > >>>>>>> localhost. > > >>>>>>> But when I run it in production mode the CSS doesn't work. Also > > >>>>>>> if I > > >>>>>>> try to access it on the network even in development mode the CSS > > >>>>>>> doesn't work. I just can't seem to figure it out. Any ideas > > >>>>>>> would be > > >>>>>>> helpful. This is my first time working with ruby and so far has > > >>>>>>> been a > > >>>>>>> great learning experience. The only other problem I have is my > > >>>>>>> Apache > > >>>>>>> server won't serve the site. I just get the error saying rails > > >>>>>>> failed > > >>>>>>> to start. But that is not a problem that anyone here will > > >>>>>>> help me > > >>>>>>> with. Just in case it might help I'm running... > > > >>>>>>> Ubuntu Server 8.10 > > >>>>>>> rails 2.2.2 > > >>>>>>> gem 1.3.1 > > >>>>>>> ruby 1.8.7 (2008-08-11 patchlevel 72) [i486-linux] > > >>>>>>> Apache 2 > > >>>>>>> and many others > > > >>>>>>> If you need any other info just ask. Thanks in advance for any > > >>>>>>> advice. > > > >>>>>> What's the link to your production site. There is most likely > > >>>>>> something wrong with your pathing on the css issue. > > > >>>>>> As far as the non starting issue, I've never run lovd on 1.8.7. > > >>>>>> We use > > >>>>>> 1.8.6. What are you using in dev? I would suggest not using > > >>>>>> 1.8.7 as > > >>>>>> it's a bit buggered. > > > >>>>>> cheers, > > >>>>>> steven bristol --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Lovd by Less" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/lovdbyless?hl=en Who loves ya baby? -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
