I'm sorry if this is a stupid question, but I can't get Ruby on Rails to work on my Apache server. I'm using Phusion Passenger (mod_rails, mod_rack) for app deployment. Here is my RoR-specific configuration code in my website's Apache configuration file:
Alias /rails /var/www/syyborg.com/ruby/blog/public
<Directory /var/www/syyborg.com/ruby/blog/public>
Options FollowSymLinks
AllowOverride None
Order Allow,Deny
Allow from All
</Directory>
RailsBaseURI /rails
Again, I really have very little knowledge of this kind of thing; I have never set up a server from scratch before. Anyways, my rails app, as you can see, is located at /var/www/syyborg.com/ruby/blog/
. I am trying to access it from http://[my domain, syyborg.com]/rails
. However, when I try to load the site, I get a "403 Forbidden" error. Any help would be greatly appreciated, and I can provide further details if they are required. Thanks in advance!
Best Answer
If mod_rails is properly installed & loaded, the only configuration you need in apache is to point the document root to the public folder. mod_rails is smart enough to realize where the rest comes from. in apache: the <Directory> statement refers to the physical file location rather than the perceived path. This should also be your public folder for your rails app.
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and your RailsBaseURI should be the path you're looking to use.
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Your alias statement looks fine.