# Apache2, FastCGI and Rails on Windows **URL:** \ **Category:** ruby-talk\ **Created:** [14 December 2004 18:16 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/apache2-fastcgi-and-rails-on-windows/15297 "2004-12-14T18:16:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Williams\_Chris1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b487fb/32.png) [@Williams\_Chris1](https://rubytalk.org/u/Williams_Chris1)\ **Post date:** [14 December 2004 18:16 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/apache2-fastcgi-and-rails-on-windows/15297/1 "2004-12-14T18:16:08Z")
I've been running around in circles trying to enable FastCGI on my rails install. I've modified my http.conf to load the fastcgi module and add it as the handler for .fcgi I've modified my .htaccess to redirect to dispatch.fcgi, and that is working. What happens is that Rails throws back the 500 page with an error, and Apache's error log show's the following: [Tue Dec 14 12:56:09 2004] [warn] FastCGI: (dynamic) server "C:/epc/blog/public/dispatch.fcgi" started (pid 1636) [Tue Dec 14 12:56:11 2004] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] (OS 109)The pipe has been ended. : FastCGI: comm with server "C:/epc/blog/public/dispatch.fcgi" aborted: GetOverlappedResult() failed [Tue Dec 14 12:56:11 2004] [warn] FastCGI: (dynamic) server "C:/epc/blog/public/dispatch.fcgi" (pid 1636) terminated with exit with status '1' [Tue Dec 14 12:56:11 2004] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] FastCGI: incomplete headers (0 bytes) received from server "C:/epc/blog/public/dispatch.fcgi" [Tue Dec 14 12:56:11 2004] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] File does not exist: C:/Program Files/Apache Group/Apache2/htdocs/favicon.ico [Tue Dec 14 12:56:14 2004] [warn] FastCGI: (dynamic) server "C:/epc/blog/public/dispatch.fcgi" restarted (pid 2472) [Tue Dec 14 12:56:16 2004] [warn] FastCGI: (dynamic) server "C:/epc/blog/public/dispatch.fcgi" (pid 2472) terminated with exit with status '1' [Tue Dec 14 12:56:19 2004] [warn] FastCGI: (dynamic) server "C:/epc/blog/public/dispatch.fcgi" restarted (pid 3652) [Tue Dec 14 12:56:20 2004] [warn] FastCGI: (dynamic) server "C:/epc/blog/public/dispatch.fcgi" (pid 3652) terminated with exit with status '1' [Tue Dec 14 12:56:24 2004] [warn] FastCGI: (dynamic) server "C:/epc/blog/public/dispatch.fcgi" restarted (pid 2120) [Tue Dec 14 12:56:26 2004] [warn] FastCGI: (dynamic) server "C:/epc/blog/public/dispatch.fcgi" (pid 2120) terminated with exit with status '1' [Tue Dec 14 12:56:26 2004] [warn] FastCGI: (dynamic) server "C:/epc/blog/public/dispatch.fcgi" has failed to remain running for 30 seconds given 3 attempts, its restart interval has been backed off to 600 seconds It seems to be unable to communicate over the default pipe. Has anyone managed to get this working? What am I doing wrong? Thanks, Chris ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_S2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Kent\_S2](https://rubytalk.org/u/Kent_S2)\ **Post date:** [14 December 2004 20:55 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/apache2-fastcgi-and-rails-on-windows/15297/2 "2004-12-14T20:55:27Z")
I'm running my rails application on the same environment and it works fine. Make sure your application doesn't raise any exceptions and dies killing the communication pipe. Cheers, Kent. > **···** > > On Dec 14, 2004, at 1:16 PM, Williams, Chris wrote: > > > I've been running around in circles trying to enable FastCGI on my rails > > install. > > > > I've modified my http.conf to load the fastcgi module and add it as the > > handler for .fcgi > > I've modified my .htaccess to redirect to dispatch.fcgi, and that is > > working. > > > > What happens is that Rails throws back the 500 page with an error, and > > Apache's error log show's the following: > > > > [Tue Dec 14 12:56:09 2004] [warn] FastCGI: (dynamic) server > > "C:/epc/blog/public/dispatch.fcgi" started (pid 1636) > > [Tue Dec 14 12:56:11 2004] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] (OS 109)The pipe > > has been ended. : FastCGI: comm with server > > "C:/epc/blog/public/dispatch.fcgi" aborted: GetOverlappedResult() failed > > [Tue Dec 14 12:56:11 2004] [warn] FastCGI: (dynamic) server > > "C:/epc/blog/public/dispatch.fcgi" (pid 1636) terminated with exit with > > status '1' > > [Tue Dec 14 12:56:11 2004] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] FastCGI: > > incomplete headers (0 bytes) received from server > > "C:/epc/blog/public/dispatch.fcgi" > > [Tue Dec 14 12:56:11 2004] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] File does not > > exist: C:/Program Files/Apache Group/Apache2/htdocs/favicon.ico > > [Tue Dec 14 12:56:14 2004] [warn] FastCGI: (dynamic) server > > "C:/epc/blog/public/dispatch.fcgi" restarted (pid 2472) > > [Tue Dec 14 12:56:16 2004] [warn] FastCGI: (dynamic) server > > "C:/epc/blog/public/dispatch.fcgi" (pid 2472) terminated with exit with > > status '1' > > [Tue Dec 14 12:56:19 2004] [warn] FastCGI: (dynamic) server > > "C:/epc/blog/public/dispatch.fcgi" restarted (pid 3652) > > [Tue Dec 14 12:56:20 2004] [warn] FastCGI: (dynamic) server > > "C:/epc/blog/public/dispatch.fcgi" (pid 3652) terminated with exit with > > status '1' > > [Tue Dec 14 12:56:24 2004] [warn] FastCGI: (dynamic) server > > "C:/epc/blog/public/dispatch.fcgi" restarted (pid 2120) > > [Tue Dec 14 12:56:26 2004] [warn] FastCGI: (dynamic) server > > "C:/epc/blog/public/dispatch.fcgi" (pid 2120) terminated with exit with > > status '1' > > [Tue Dec 14 12:56:26 2004] [warn] FastCGI: (dynamic) server > > "C:/epc/blog/public/dispatch.fcgi" has failed to remain running for 30 > > seconds given 3 attempts, its restart interval has been backed off to > > 600 seconds > > > > It seems to be unable to communicate over the default pipe. Has anyone > > managed to get this working? What am I doing wrong? > > > > Thanks, > > Chris ---
**Author:** ![Sarah\_Tanembaum1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@Sarah\_Tanembaum1](https://rubytalk.org/u/Sarah_Tanembaum1)\ **Post date:** [14 December 2004 20:57 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/apache2-fastcgi-and-rails-on-windows/15297/3 "2004-12-14T20:57:16Z")
Williams, Chris wrote: > I've been running around in circles trying to enable FastCGI on my rails > install. > > I've modified my http.conf to load the fastcgi module and add it as the > handler for .fcgi > I've modified my .htaccess to redirect to dispatch.fcgi, and that is > working. > > What happens is that Rails throws back the 500 page with an error, and > Apache's error log show's the following: > > [Tue Dec 14 12:56:09 2004] [warn] FastCGI: (dynamic) server > "C:/epc/blog/public/dispatch.fcgi" started (pid 1636) > [Tue Dec 14 12:56:11 2004] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] (OS 109)The pipe > has been ended. : FastCGI: comm with server > "C:/epc/blog/public/dispatch.fcgi" aborted: GetOverlappedResult() failed > [Tue Dec 14 12:56:11 2004] [warn] FastCGI: (dynamic) server > "C:/epc/blog/public/dispatch.fcgi" (pid 1636) terminated with exit with > status '1' > [Tue Dec 14 12:56:11 2004] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] FastCGI: > incomplete headers (0 bytes) received from server > "C:/epc/blog/public/dispatch.fcgi" > [Tue Dec 14 12:56:11 2004] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] File does not > exist: C:/Program Files/Apache Group/Apache2/htdocs/favicon.ico > [Tue Dec 14 12:56:14 2004] [warn] FastCGI: (dynamic) server > "C:/epc/blog/public/dispatch.fcgi" restarted (pid 2472) > [Tue Dec 14 12:56:16 2004] [warn] FastCGI: (dynamic) server > "C:/epc/blog/public/dispatch.fcgi" (pid 2472) terminated with exit with > status '1' > [Tue Dec 14 12:56:19 2004] [warn] FastCGI: (dynamic) server > "C:/epc/blog/public/dispatch.fcgi" restarted (pid 3652) > [Tue Dec 14 12:56:20 2004] [warn] FastCGI: (dynamic) server > "C:/epc/blog/public/dispatch.fcgi" (pid 3652) terminated with exit with > status '1' > [Tue Dec 14 12:56:24 2004] [warn] FastCGI: (dynamic) server > "C:/epc/blog/public/dispatch.fcgi" restarted (pid 2120) > [Tue Dec 14 12:56:26 2004] [warn] FastCGI: (dynamic) server > "C:/epc/blog/public/dispatch.fcgi" (pid 2120) terminated with exit with > status '1' > [Tue Dec 14 12:56:26 2004] [warn] FastCGI: (dynamic) server > "C:/epc/blog/public/dispatch.fcgi" has failed to remain running for 30 > seconds given 3 attempts, its restart interval has been backed off to > 600 seconds > > It seems to be unable to communicate over the default pipe. Has anyone > managed to get this working? What am I doing wrong? > > Thanks, > Chris I went thru all with no luck. I don't think Windows implementation other than the Ruby core(thanks Matz) is any good, at best it will get you frustrated. Prior to that I've tried to get Apache2, mod\_ruby/eruby to work, but no luck. I don't think that they care so much for Windows users. Perhaps anyone can prove me wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_S2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Kent\_S2](https://rubytalk.org/u/Kent_S2)\ **Post date:** [14 December 2004 22:07 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/apache2-fastcgi-and-rails-on-windows/15297/4 "2004-12-14T22:07:32Z")
I agree that it doesn't make too much sense to use Apache2 + mod\_ruby on Windows, simply because Ruby doesn't support native threads. You still can configure it, but all your requests will be queued to the single Ruby interpreter. But you can configure Apache2 + mod\_fastcgi on Windows and run as many ruby processes as you want. Check out [http://rubyforge.org/projects/rubyforapache](http://rubyforge.org/projects/rubyforapache) Cheers, Kent. > **···** > > On Dec 14, 2004, at 3:57 PM, Sarah Tanembaum wrote: > > > I went thru all with no luck. I don't think Windows implementation other than the Ruby core(thanks Matz) is any good, at best it will get you frustrated. Prior to that I've tried to get Apache2, mod\_ruby/eruby to work, but no luck. > > > > I don't think that they care so much for Windows users. Perhaps anyone can prove me wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Sarah\_Tanembaum1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@Sarah\_Tanembaum1](https://rubytalk.org/u/Sarah_Tanembaum1)\ **Post date:** [16 December 2004 18:47 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/apache2-fastcgi-and-rails-on-windows/15297/5 "2004-12-16T18:47:13Z")
Kent Sibilev wrote: > I'm running my rails application on the same environment and it works fine. Make sure your application doesn't raise any exceptions and dies killing the communication pipe. > > Cheers, > Kent. > > > I've been running around in circles trying to enable FastCGI on my rails > > install. > > > > I've modified my http.conf to load the fastcgi module and add it as the > > handler for .fcgi > > I've modified my .htaccess to redirect to dispatch.fcgi, and that is > > working. > > > > What happens is that Rails throws back the 500 page with an error, and > > Apache's error log show's the following: > > > > [Tue Dec 14 12:56:09 2004] [warn] FastCGI: (dynamic) server > > "C:/epc/blog/public/dispatch.fcgi" started (pid 1636) > > [Tue Dec 14 12:56:11 2004] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] (OS 109)The pipe > > has been ended. : FastCGI: comm with server > > "C:/epc/blog/public/dispatch.fcgi" aborted: GetOverlappedResult() failed > > [Tue Dec 14 12:56:11 2004] [warn] FastCGI: (dynamic) server > > "C:/epc/blog/public/dispatch.fcgi" (pid 1636) terminated with exit with > > status '1' > > [Tue Dec 14 12:56:11 2004] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] FastCGI: > > incomplete headers (0 bytes) received from server > > "C:/epc/blog/public/dispatch.fcgi" > > [Tue Dec 14 12:56:11 2004] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] File does not > > exist: C:/Program Files/Apache Group/Apache2/htdocs/favicon.ico > > [Tue Dec 14 12:56:14 2004] [warn] FastCGI: (dynamic) server > > "C:/epc/blog/public/dispatch.fcgi" restarted (pid 2472) > > [Tue Dec 14 12:56:16 2004] [warn] FastCGI: (dynamic) server > > "C:/epc/blog/public/dispatch.fcgi" (pid 2472) terminated with exit with > > status '1' > > [Tue Dec 14 12:56:19 2004] [warn] FastCGI: (dynamic) server > > "C:/epc/blog/public/dispatch.fcgi" restarted (pid 3652) > > [Tue Dec 14 12:56:20 2004] [warn] FastCGI: (dynamic) server > > "C:/epc/blog/public/dispatch.fcgi" (pid 3652) terminated with exit with > > status '1' > > [Tue Dec 14 12:56:24 2004] [warn] FastCGI: (dynamic) server > > "C:/epc/blog/public/dispatch.fcgi" restarted (pid 2120) > > [Tue Dec 14 12:56:26 2004] [warn] FastCGI: (dynamic) server > > "C:/epc/blog/public/dispatch.fcgi" (pid 2120) terminated with exit with > > status '1' > > [Tue Dec 14 12:56:26 2004] [warn] FastCGI: (dynamic) server > > "C:/epc/blog/public/dispatch.fcgi" has failed to remain running for 30 > > seconds given 3 attempts, its restart interval has been backed off to > > 600 seconds > > > > It seems to be unable to communicate over the default pipe. Has anyone > > managed to get this working? What am I doing wrong? > > > > Thanks, > > Chris How do you test if fastcgi is working? I know that the apache loaded the fastcgi modules correctly. Now, how do you configure fastcgi in Apache2 so it will work with ruby. Using just standard cgi, I can run ruby.cgi with no probs, except the startup time a bit longer than usual. Thanks. > **···** > > > On Dec 14, 2004, at 1:16 PM, Williams, Chris wrote: ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_S2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Kent\_S2](https://rubytalk.org/u/Kent_S2)\ **Post date:** [16 December 2004 19:42 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/apache2-fastcgi-and-rails-on-windows/15297/6 "2004-12-16T19:42:11Z")
Oh, This is quite easy. I assume you have Ruby and RubyForApache installed. 1. Edit Apache's httpd.conf file by adding the following: LoadModule fastcgi\_module modules/mod\_fastcgi.so \    AddHandler fastcgi-script .fcgi \ 2. Create test.fcgi file in (for example) c:\Program Files\Apache Group\Apache2\cgi-bin directory with this content: #!c:\ruby\bin\rubyw.exe require 'fcgi' counter = 0 FCGI.each\_cgi('html3') do |cgi|    counter += 1    cgi.out {      cgi.html {        cgi.body {          cgi.h1 { "Hello World!" } +          cgi.p { "Counter: #{counter}" }        }      }    } end 3. Hit [http://localhost/cgi-bin/test.fcgi](http://localhost/cgi-bin/test.fcgi) Cheers, Kent. > **···** > > On Dec 16, 2004, at 1:47 PM, Sarah Tanembaum wrote: > > > How do you test if fastcgi is working? I know that the apache loaded the fastcgi modules correctly. Now, how do you configure fastcgi in Apache2 so it will work with ruby. Using just standard cgi, I can run ruby.cgi with no probs, except the startup time a bit longer than usual. > > > > Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Sarah\_Tanembaum1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@Sarah\_Tanembaum1](https://rubytalk.org/u/Sarah_Tanembaum1)\ **Post date:** [17 December 2004 16:12 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/apache2-fastcgi-and-rails-on-windows/15297/7 "2004-12-17T16:12:15Z")
Kent Sibilev wrote: > I agree that it doesn't make too much sense to use Apache2 + mod\_ruby on Windows, simply because Ruby doesn't support native threads. You still can configure it, but all your requests will be queued to the single Ruby interpreter. But you can configure Apache2 + mod\_fastcgi on Windows and run as many ruby processes as you want. > > Check out [http://rubyforge.org/projects/rubyforapache](http://rubyforge.org/projects/rubyforapache) > > Cheers, > Kent. > > > I went thru all with no luck. I don't think Windows implementation other than the Ruby core(thanks Matz) is any good, at best it will get you frustrated. Prior to that I've tried to get Apache2, mod\_ruby/eruby to work, but no luck. > > > > I don't think that they care so much for Windows users. Perhaps anyone can prove me wrong. Kent, you are an angel and thanks for your fine contribution. I've search and tried many different method to get mod\_ruby and fcgi to work for quite a while, and for the first time, I can get it to work with many of fcgi sample scripts(that was never work before, but now they do) including yours as well. Thanks again and now I can actually start learning Programing Ruby for the Web. Sarah > **···** > > > On Dec 14, 2004, at 3:57 PM, Sarah Tanembaum wrote: ---
**Author:** ![Joao\_Pedrosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e56c9b/32.png) [@Joao\_Pedrosa](https://rubytalk.org/u/Joao_Pedrosa)\ **Post date:** [16 December 2004 20:31 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/apache2-fastcgi-and-rails-on-windows/15297/8 "2004-12-16T20:31:35Z")
Hi, Kent, you have been very helpful for us Windows users by putting together mod\_ruby and fastcgi in an easy to install package. Thank you very much for that. It's like a dream coming true (ok Ruby web support on Windows.) Thank you. I hope you can keep it going until the community pick it up. 🙂 Cheers, Joao > **···** > > On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 04:42:11 +0900, Kent Sibilev \ wrote: > > > Oh, This is quite easy. I assume you have Ruby and RubyForApache > > installed. > > > > 1. Edit Apache's httpd.conf file by adding the following: > > > > LoadModule fastcgi\_module modules/mod\_fastcgi.so > > > > \ > >    AddHandler fastcgi-script .fcgi > > \ > > > > 2. Create test.fcgi file in (for example) c:\Program Files\Apache > > Group\Apache2\cgi-bin directory with this content: > > > > #!c:\ruby\bin\rubyw.exe > > require 'fcgi' > > counter = 0 > > FCGI.each\_cgi('html3') do |cgi| > >    counter += 1 > >    cgi.out { > >      cgi.html { > >        cgi.body { > >          cgi.h1 { "Hello World!" } + > >          cgi.p { "Counter: #{counter}" } > >        } > >      } > >    } > > end > > > > 3. Hit [http://localhost/cgi-bin/test.fcgi](http://localhost/cgi-bin/test.fcgi) > > > > Cheers, > > Kent. > > > > On Dec 16, 2004, at 1:47 PM, Sarah Tanembaum wrote: > > > > \> How do you test if fastcgi is working? I know that the apache loaded > > \> the fastcgi modules correctly. Now, how do you configure fastcgi in > > \> Apache2 so it will work with ruby. Using just standard cgi, I can run > > \> ruby.cgi with no probs, except the startup time a bit longer than > > \> usual. > > \> > > \> Thanks. > > \> ---
**Author:** ![Sarah\_Tanembaum1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@Sarah\_Tanembaum1](https://rubytalk.org/u/Sarah_Tanembaum1)\ **Post date:** [17 December 2004 14:07 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/apache2-fastcgi-and-rails-on-windows/15297/9 "2004-12-17T14:07:12Z")
Kent Sibilev wrote: > Oh, This is quite easy. I assume you have Ruby and RubyForApache installed. > > 1. Edit Apache's httpd.conf file by adding the following: > > LoadModule fastcgi\_module modules/mod\_fastcgi.so > > \ >   AddHandler fastcgi-script .fcgi > \ > > 2. Create test.fcgi file in (for example) c:\Program Files\Apache Group\Apache2\cgi-bin directory with this content: > > #!c:\ruby\bin\rubyw.exe > require 'fcgi' > counter = 0 > FCGI.each\_cgi('html3') do |cgi| >   counter += 1 >   cgi.out { >     cgi.html { >       cgi.body { >         cgi.h1 { "Hello World!" } + >         cgi.p { "Counter: #{counter}" } >       } >     } >   } > end > > 3. Hit [http://localhost/cgi-bin/test.fcgi](http://localhost/cgi-bin/test.fcgi) > > Cheers, > Kent. > > > How do you test if fastcgi is working? I know that the apache loaded the fastcgi modules correctly. Now, how do you configure fastcgi in Apache2 so it will work with ruby. Using just standard cgi, I can run ruby.cgi with no probs, except the startup time a bit longer than usual. > > > > Thanks. May be I did something wrong. I have not been able to run fcgi, and yes, I did try your sample script. So, I test using 'irb' if there are error ... % irb LoadError: No such file to load -- fcgi from c:/apps/ruby/ruby-1.8/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/loadpath\_manager.rb:5:in `require\_\_' from c:/apps/ruby/ruby-1.8/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/loadpath\_manager.rb:5:in `require' from (irb):1 irb(main):002:0\> Any idea? Sarah > **···** > > > On Dec 16, 2004, at 1:47 PM, Sarah Tanembaum wrote: ---
**Author:** ![gabriele\_renzi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@gabriele\_renzi](https://rubytalk.org/u/gabriele_renzi)\ **Post date:** [16 December 2004 20:47 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/apache2-fastcgi-and-rails-on-windows/15297/10 "2004-12-16T20:47:13Z")
Joao Pedrosa ha scritto: > Hi, > > Kent, you have been very helpful for us Windows users by putting > together mod\_ruby and fastcgi in an easy to install package. Thank you > very much for that. It's like a dream coming true (ok Ruby web support > on Windows.) > > Thank you. I hope you can keep it going until the community pick it up. 🙂 > > Cheers, > Joao +1, and I actually got it even before you announced it 🙂 btw, I wonder if you could provide some bigger installer with lots of ggodies (i.e. sqlite, apache itself..) But maybe that would be a band hog for rubyforge 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Joao\_Pedrosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e56c9b/32.png) [@Joao\_Pedrosa](https://rubytalk.org/u/Joao_Pedrosa)\ **Post date:** [17 December 2004 14:23 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/apache2-fastcgi-and-rails-on-windows/15297/11 "2004-12-17T14:23:43Z")
Hi, > Kent Sibilev wrote: > \> Oh, This is quite easy. I assume you have Ruby and RubyForApache installed. > \> > \> 1. Edit Apache's httpd.conf file by adding the following: > \> > \> LoadModule fastcgi\_module modules/mod\_fastcgi.so > \> > \> \ > \> AddHandler fastcgi-script .fcgi > \> \ > \> > \> 2. Create test.fcgi file in (for example) c:\Program Files\Apache > \> Group\Apache2\cgi-bin directory with this content: > \> > \> #!c:\ruby\bin\rubyw.exe > \> require 'fcgi' > \> counter = 0 > \> FCGI.each\_cgi('html3') do |cgi| > \> counter += 1 > \> cgi.out { > \> cgi.html { > \> cgi.body { > \> cgi.h1 { "Hello World!" } + > \> cgi.p { "Counter: #{counter}" } > \> } > \> } > \> } > \> end > \> > \> 3. Hit [http://localhost/cgi-bin/test.fcgi](http://localhost/cgi-bin/test.fcgi) > \> > \> Cheers, > \> Kent. > \> > \> > \>\> How do you test if fastcgi is working? I know that the apache loaded > \>\> the fastcgi modules correctly. Now, how do you configure fastcgi in > \>\> Apache2 so it will work with ruby. Using just standard cgi, I can run > \>\> ruby.cgi with no probs, except the startup time a bit longer than usual. > \>\> > \>\> Thanks. > \>\> > \> > \> > \> > May be I did something wrong. I have not been able to run fcgi, and yes, > I did try your sample script. So, I test using 'irb' if there are error ... > > % irb > LoadError: No such file to load -- fcgi > from > c:/apps/ruby/ruby-1.8/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/loadpath\_manager.rb:5:in > `require\_\_' > from > c:/apps/ruby/ruby-1.8/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/loadpath\_manager.rb:5:in > `require' from (irb):1 > irb(main):002:0\> > > Any idea? > > Sarah Please confirm that the files are where they are supposed to be. For comparision, I'm providing the locations of the files on my system: C:\desenvolvimento\ruby\lib\ruby\site\_ruby\1.8\i386-msvcrt\fcgi.so C:\Arquivos de programas\Apache Group\Apache2\modules\mod\_fastcgi.so My httpd.conf has this: LoadModule fastcgi\_module modules/mod\_fastcgi.so \   AddHandler fastcgi-script .fcgi \ LoadModule ruby\_module modules/mod\_ruby.so \ # for Apache::RubyRun RubyRequire apache/ruby-run # exec files under /ruby as ruby scripts. \ SetHandler ruby-object RubyHandler Apache::RubyRun.instance Options +ExecCGI \ # exec \*.rbx as ruby scripts. \ SetHandler ruby-object RubyHandler Apache::RubyRun.instance \ \ And finally, my sample scripts: C:\Arquivos de programas\Apache Group\Apache2\cgi-bin\hm.fcgi #!C:/desenvolvimento/ruby/bin/ruby.exe require 'fcgi' counter = 0 FCGI.each\_cgi('html3') do |cgi|   counter += 1   cgi.out {     cgi.html {       cgi.body {         cgi.h1 { "Hello World!" } +         cgi.p { "Counter: #{counter}" }       }     }   } end And: C:\Arquivos de programas\Apache Group\Apache2\htdocs\ruby\hw.rbx require "cgi" cgi = CGI.new print cgi.header("type"=\>"text/plain") print "hello world" I have been able to setup rails using fastcgi on Windows, thanks to Kent. 🙂 Cheers, Joao > **···** > > On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 23:07:12 +0900, Sarah Tanembaum \ wrote: > > > \> On Dec 16, 2004, at 1:47 PM, Sarah Tanembaum wrote: ---
**Author:** ![Curt\_Hibbs3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/2acd7d/32.png) [@Curt\_Hibbs3](https://rubytalk.org/u/Curt_Hibbs3)\ **Post date:** [16 December 2004 21:37 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/apache2-fastcgi-and-rails-on-windows/15297/12 "2004-12-16T21:37:35Z")
gabriele renzi wrote: > Joao Pedrosa ha scritto: > \> Hi, > \> > \> Kent, you have been very helpful for us Windows users by putting > \> together mod\_ruby and fastcgi in an easy to install package. Thank you > \> very much for that. It's like a dream coming true (ok Ruby web support > \> on Windows.) > \> > \> Thank you. I hope you can keep it going until the community > pick it up. 🙂 > \> > \> Cheers, > \> Joao > > +1, and I actually got it even before you announced it 🙂 > btw, I wonder if you could provide some bigger installer with lots of > ggodies (i.e. sqlite, apache itself..) > But maybe that would be a band hog for rubyforge 😕 Darn it, I wanted to keep this quiet for a while, but this is forcing my hand... ☹ I've been planning a One-Click Ruby Server as a server-side complement to the One-Click Ruby Installer, that would be precisely what you are asking for. I've privately asked Kent to join forces on this (although, that was so recent that he could see this posting first). Don't know if he's interested, but we'll see. In the meantime, if anyone wants to send me suggestions on what they would like to see included, please send me a private email with "One-Click Ruby Server" in the subject (to avoid my spam filters -- send to curt at hibbs dot com. Thanks, Curt ---
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Joao Pedrosa wrote: > Hi, > > > Kent Sibilev wrote: > > > > > Oh, This is quite easy. I assume you have Ruby and RubyForApache installed. > > > > > > 1. Edit Apache's httpd.conf file by adding the following: > > > > > > LoadModule fastcgi\_module modules/mod\_fastcgi.so > > > > > > \ > > > AddHandler fastcgi-script .fcgi > > > \ > > > > > > 2. Create test.fcgi file in (for example) c:\Program Files\Apache > > > Group\Apache2\cgi-bin directory with this content: > > > > > > #!c:\ruby\bin\rubyw.exe > > > require 'fcgi' > > > counter = 0 > > > FCGI.each\_cgi('html3') do |cgi| > > > counter += 1 > > > cgi.out { > > >    cgi.html { > > >      cgi.body { > > >        cgi.h1 { "Hello World!" } + > > >        cgi.p { "Counter: #{counter}" } > > >      } > > >    } > > > } > > > end > > > > > > 3. Hit [http://localhost/cgi-bin/test.fcgi](http://localhost/cgi-bin/test.fcgi) > > > > > > Cheers, > > > Kent. > > > > > > > How do you test if fastcgi is working? I know that the apache loaded > > > > the fastcgi modules correctly. Now, how do you configure fastcgi in > > > > Apache2 so it will work with ruby. Using just standard cgi, I can run > > > > ruby.cgi with no probs, except the startup time a bit longer than usual. > > > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > May be I did something wrong. I have not been able to run fcgi, and yes, > > I did try your sample script. So, I test using 'irb' if there are error ... > > > > % irb > > LoadError: No such file to load -- fcgi > > from > > c:/apps/ruby/ruby-1.8/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/loadpath\_manager.rb:5:in > > `require\_\_' > > from > > c:/apps/ruby/ruby-1.8/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/loadpath\_manager.rb:5:in > > `require' from (irb):1 > > irb(main):002:0\> > > > > Any idea? > > > > Sarah > > Please confirm that the files are where they are supposed to be. For > comparision, I'm providing the locations of the files on my system: > C:\desenvolvimento\ruby\lib\ruby\site\_ruby\1.8\i386-msvcrt\fcgi.so > C:\Arquivos de programas\Apache Group\Apache2\modules\mod\_fastcgi.so > > My httpd.conf has this: > > LoadModule fastcgi\_module modules/mod\_fastcgi.so > > \ >   AddHandler fastcgi-script .fcgi > \ > > LoadModule ruby\_module modules/mod\_ruby.so > > \ > # for Apache::RubyRun > RubyRequire apache/ruby-run > > # exec files under /ruby as ruby scripts. > \ > SetHandler ruby-object > RubyHandler Apache::RubyRun.instance > Options +ExecCGI \ > > # exec \*.rbx as ruby scripts. > \ > SetHandler ruby-object > RubyHandler Apache::RubyRun.instance > \ > \ > > And finally, my sample scripts: > C:\Arquivos de programas\Apache Group\Apache2\cgi-bin\hm.fcgi > > #!C:/desenvolvimento/ruby/bin/ruby.exe > require 'fcgi' > counter = 0 > FCGI.each\_cgi('html3') do |cgi| >   counter += 1 >   cgi.out { >     cgi.html { >       cgi.body { >         cgi.h1 { "Hello World!" } + >         cgi.p { "Counter: #{counter}" } >       } >     } >   } > end > > And: > C:\Arquivos de programas\Apache Group\Apache2\htdocs\ruby\hw.rbx > require "cgi" > > cgi = CGI.new > print cgi.header("type"=\>"text/plain") > print "hello world" > > I have been able to setup rails using fastcgi on Windows, thanks to Kent. 🙂 > > Cheers, > Joao Hi Joao, thanks for walking me thru. You are right, I have no fcgi.o in the path you specified. Where can I download fcgi.o for mswin32? Thanks a bunch Sarah > **···** > > > On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 23:07:12 +0900, Sarah Tanembaum \> \ wrote: > > > > > > On Dec 16, 2004, at 1:47 PM, Sarah Tanembaum wrote: ---
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Curt Hibbs ha scritto: > > +1, and I actually got it even before you announced it 🙂 > > btw, I wonder if you could provide some bigger installer with lots of > > ggodies (i.e. sqlite, apache itself..) > > But maybe that would be a band hog for rubyforge 😕 > > Darn it, I wanted to keep this quiet for a while, but this is forcing my > hand... ☹ sorry for spoiling 😕 > I've been planning a One-Click Ruby Server as a server-side complement to > the One-Click Ruby Installer, that would be precisely what you are asking > for. I've privately asked Kent to join forces on this (although, that was so > recent that he could see this posting first). Don't know if he's interested, > but we'll see. > > In the meantime, if anyone wants to send me suggestions on what they would > like to see included, please send me a private email with "One-Click Ruby > Server" in the subject (to avoid my spam filters -- send to curt at hibbs > dot com. I'm starting to feel guilty looking at you handling so many projects, time to say thanks for everything 🙂 ---
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I'm really sorry about that. I didn't know about your plans. The main reason I started this project was that my two colleges are 'hopeless' Windows users and they always complained about their inability to run our applications on their laptops. But I agree this kind of project needs some further development and I would gladly join the forces. Cheers, Kent. > **···** > > On Dec 16, 2004, at 4:37 PM, Curt Hibbs wrote: > > > Darn it, I wanted to keep this quiet for a while, but this is forcing my > > hand... ☹ > > > > I've been planning a One-Click Ruby Server as a server-side complement to > > the One-Click Ruby Installer, that would be precisely what you are asking > > for. I've privately asked Kent to join forces on this (although, that was so > > recent that he could see this posting first). Don't know if he's interested, > > but we'll see. > > > > In the meantime, if anyone wants to send me suggestions on what they would > > like to see included, please send me a private email with "One-Click Ruby > > Server" in the subject (to avoid my spam filters -- send to curt at hibbs > > dot com. > > > > Thanks, > > Curt ---
**Author:** ![Joao\_Pedrosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e56c9b/32.png) [@Joao\_Pedrosa](https://rubytalk.org/u/Joao_Pedrosa)\ **Post date:** [17 December 2004 14:54 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/apache2-fastcgi-and-rails-on-windows/15297/16 "2004-12-17T14:54:18Z")
Hi, > Hi Joao, thanks for walking me thru. You are right, I have no fcgi.o in > the path you specified. Where can I download fcgi.o for mswin32? > > Thanks a bunch > > Sarah You can download the package by Kent at: [http://rubyforge.org/frs/download.php/2183/RubyForApache-beta1.exe](http://rubyforge.org/frs/download.php/2183/RubyForApache-beta1.exe) It will install the files for you, as long as you provide the installer with the correct paths. At least for me, the installer sometimes added an extra /RubyForApache at the wrong time, so if I just clicked to install the files there they would get installed in the wrong directory. So you have to be careful to correct the installer when needed. You will need to provide 3 paths for it. One will be the apache directory, another will be the Ruby directory, and the last will be a RubyForApache directory. I'm not sure about the order in which they will be asked, just make sure they are correct. So in my system they would be: 1) C:\Arquivos de programas\Apache Group\Apache2 2) C:\desenvolvimento\ruby 3) C:\desenvolvimento\ruby\RubyForApache Make the necessary adjustments for you system and you should get it installed correctly. 🙂 Cheers, Joao ---
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Kent Sibilev tp: > I'm really sorry about that. I didn't know about your plans. The main > reason I started this project was that my two colleges are 'hopeless' > Windows users and they always complained about their inability to run > our applications on their laptops. But I agree this kind of project > needs some further development and I would gladly join the forces. Excellent! We can discuss how to get this rolling off-list. Curt > **···** > > > On Dec 16, 2004, at 4:37 PM, Curt Hibbs wrote: > > > > \> Darn it, I wanted to keep this quiet for a while, but this is forcing > > \> my > > \> hand... ☹ > > \> > > \> I've been planning a One-Click Ruby Server as a server-side complement > > \> to > > \> the One-Click Ruby Installer, that would be precisely what you are > > \> asking > > \> for. I've privately asked Kent to join forces on this (although, that > > \> was so > > \> recent that he could see this posting first). Don't know if he's > > \> interested, > > \> but we'll see. > > \> > > \> In the meantime, if anyone wants to send me suggestions on what they > > \> would > > \> like to see included, please send me a private email with "One-Click > > \> Ruby > > \> Server" in the subject (to avoid my spam filters -- send to curt at > > \> hibbs > > \> dot com. > > \> > > \> Thanks, > > \> Curt > > \> > > \> > > > > --- > > Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system ([http://www.grisoft.com](http://www.grisoft.com)). > > Version: 6.0.805 / Virus Database: 547 - Release Date: 12/3/2004 ---
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gabriele renzi wrote: > Curt Hibbs ha scritto: > > \>\>+1, and I actually got it even before you announced it 🙂 > \>\>btw, I wonder if you could provide some bigger installer with lots of > \>\>ggodies (i.e. sqlite, apache itself..) > \>\>But maybe that would be a band hog for rubyforge 😕 > \> > \> > \> Darn it, I wanted to keep this quiet for a while, but this is forcing my > \> hand... ☹ > > sorry for spoiling 😕 > > \> I've been planning a One-Click Ruby Server as a server-side > complement to > \> the One-Click Ruby Installer, that would be precisely what you > are asking > \> for. I've privately asked Kent to join forces on this > (although, that was so > \> recent that he could see this posting first). Don't know if > he's interested, > \> but we'll see. > \> > \> In the meantime, if anyone wants to send me suggestions on what > they would > \> like to see included, please send me a private email with > "One-Click Ruby > \> Server" in the subject (to avoid my spam filters -- send to > curt at hibbs > \> dot com. > \> > > I'm starting to feel guilty looking at you handling so many projects, > time to say thanks for everything 🙂 Your welcome... and thanks for the vote of confidence! Curt PS    Please \*do\* let me know what you think should be included in a one-click ruby server. ---
**Author:** ![Sarah\_Tanembaum1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@Sarah\_Tanembaum1](https://rubytalk.org/u/Sarah_Tanembaum1)\ **Post date:** [17 December 2004 16:07 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/apache2-fastcgi-and-rails-on-windows/15297/19 "2004-12-17T16:07:11Z")
Joao Pedrosa wrote: > Hi, > > > Hi Joao, thanks for walking me thru. You are right, I have no fcgi.o in > > the path you specified. Where can I download fcgi.o for mswin32? > > > > Thanks a bunch > > > > Sarah > > You can download the package by Kent at: > [http://rubyforge.org/frs/download.php/2183/RubyForApache-beta1.exe](http://rubyforge.org/frs/download.php/2183/RubyForApache-beta1.exe) > > It will install the files for you, as long as you provide the > installer with the correct paths. At least for me, the installer > sometimes added an extra /RubyForApache at the wrong time, so if I > just clicked to install the files there they would get installed in > the wrong directory. So you have to be careful to correct the > installer when needed. > > You will need to provide 3 paths for it. One will be the apache > directory, another will be the Ruby directory, and the last will be a > RubyForApache directory. I'm not sure about the order in which they > will be asked, just make sure they are correct. So in my system they > would be: > > 1) C:\Arquivos de programas\Apache Group\Apache2 > > 2) C:\desenvolvimento\ruby > > 3) C:\desenvolvimento\ruby\RubyForApache > > Make the necessary adjustments for you system and you should get it > installed correctly. 🙂 > > Cheers, > Joao Thanks for sharing your experience with me, now I can run Ruby fcgi/fastcgi and mod\_ruby on Windows for the first time. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Gavin\_Sinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/db5fbb/32.png) [@Gavin\_Sinclair](https://rubytalk.org/u/Gavin_Sinclair)\ **Post date:** [17 December 2004 12:11 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/apache2-fastcgi-and-rails-on-windows/15297/20 "2004-12-17T12:11:44Z")
All the software you need and dead-simple instructions for getting it working 🙂 Plus a bunch of links telling me why I should \_care\_ about Apache2, etc. (I already know about FastCGI and Rails, but I guess they should get the same treatment.) Gavin > **···** > > On Friday, December 17, 2004, 2:43:17 PM, Curt wrote: > > >    Please \*do\* let me know what you think should be included in a one-click > > ruby server.