Elle, On second look, it looks like you've uploaded your app directly to the "rails" folder. Ideally they're setup is to create a "rails apps", then all of your applications would be sub directories off of it.
e.g. /rails_apps/site1/ /rails_apps/site2/ The instructions you've followed probably won't work without it being in this format. On 11/29/07, Marlon Moyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Elle, > > your actual url would be http://elitehousings.com/elle/ and when you > navigate to that, you get a more descriptive error. GoDaddy is > correct about missing the index.html file, but that's because they're > looking at the root of your site and not the rails app. > > It does look like it's a permissions error on dispatch.fcgi though. > > > > On 11/29/07, elle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I know GoDaddy is far from being an ideal host for a rails application > > but this is the one my client has and I don't really have a choice. I > > tried to deploy the site yesterday and followed the instructions > > available on: > > http://www.ericdaugherty.com/blog/2007/07/rails-on-godaddy.html > > http://lists.rubyonrails.org/pipermail/rails/2006-July/056959.html > > http://wiki.rubyonrails.com/rails/pages/RailsWebHostsGoDaddyComments > > http://help.godaddy.com/article.php?article_id=1406&topic_id=&prog_id=GoDaddy&#location > > > > ... but the site doesn't work. > > > > 1. Java is not enabled. > > 2. I have a "rails" directory inside my root "/" directory and created > > a symbolic link (elle -> rails) in the CGI Admin > > 3. I froze gems before deployment > > 4. I edited dispatch.* files to reference #!/usr/local/bin/ruby > > 5. I uploaded files to "rails" directory > > 6. I chmod dispatch.* files to 755 > > 7. public/.htaccess file contains the following: > > AddHandler fastcgi-script .fcgi > > AddHandler cgi-script .cgi > > Options +FollowSymLinks +ExecCGI > > RewriteEngine On > > RewriteBase /rails > > RewriteRule ^$ index.html [QSA] > > RewriteRule ^([^.]+)$ $1.html [QSA] > > RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f > > RewriteRule ^(.*)$ dispatch.fcgi [QSA,L] > > > > 8. config/environment.rb file contains the following: > > ENV['RAILS_ENV'] ||= 'production' > > RAILS_GEM_VERSION = '1.2.3' unless defined? RAILS_GEM_VERSION > > ENV['GEM_HOME'] = '/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems-dev/1.8' > > > > 9. MySQL db is set up and database.yml was updated with the correct > > details. > > host: p50mysql59.secureserver.net > > port: 3306 > > > > > > And the site doesn't work. I get a 403 Forbidden error. > > And GoDaddy support team keeps emailing me, saying the root directory > > is missing a default index file. > > > > I really don't have a choice with web hosting selection and I need > > this site to run. It's not going to be a high traffic site. The url is > > http://elitehousings.com/ > > > > Can anyone please please help? > > > > TIA, > > Elle > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > "Instead of building newer and larger weapons of mass destruction, I > think mankind should try to get more use out of the ones we have.", > Jack Handey > -- "Instead of building newer and larger weapons of mass destruction, I think mankind should try to get more use out of the ones we have.", Jack Handey --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Deploying Rails" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-deployment@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-deployment?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---