tracing an error

When trying to view my application index page on the web browser in development at link http://www.localhost:3000 the following message appears:

Connection Interrupted The connection to the server was reset while the page was loading. The network link was interrupted while negotiating a connection. Please try again.

and the URL changes to /http://www.localhost.com:3000/

What is the best way to trace the error causing this?

Hi Bert,

Bert Ameche wrote:

When trying to view my application index page on the web browser in development at link http://www.localhost:3000 the following message appears:

Connection Interrupted The connection to the server was reset while the page was loading. The network link was interrupted while negotiating a connection. Please try again.

and the URL changes to /http://www.localhost.com:3000/

What is the best way to trace the error causing this?

Do your development or mongrel logs tell you any thing? I always start with the logs.

HTH, Bill

Hi Bert,

Bert Ameche wrote:

How do I access the logs? (I'm a complete newbie and did not find how to trace this in the books I'm using)

The log files are in the log directory which is at the same level as your app directory. The development.log file contains the output related to the behavior of your Rails app. The mongrel.log file contains output related to the behavior of the mongrel web server.

HTH, Bill

Thank you, Bill. Unfortunately there is nothing at all in the server log, and the only entries in the development log are on 11/9 when I created the application. I defintely start the server in the same path as my application, but it appears the server is not communicating with the application. I'll need to do more research this weekend. Thanks again!

Bill Walton wrote:

Connect to: http://localhost.3000/

NOTE: No www for localhost

Rick

Hi Rick,

Thank you very much, Rick and Bill for your thoughtfulness and help! I've really enjoyed reading books on RoR's and just began to program again after almost a 40 year hiatus (I programmed in Fortran as a young engineer). I was soooo demoralized at not being able to do the simplest beginning task in the RailsSpace book. It's a very good lesson learned to read the code carefully for typos. I'm back to the enjoyment of programming in RoR's this morning thanks to you!

Hello Bert, You may want to take a look at Patrick Lenz's Simply Rails 2 book. He does an excellent job of getting you up and running from ground zero up. I had his previous book on Rails 1.2 and learned a lot from it. Bharat

Thanks for the tip, Bharat. I have it and agree that it is excellent (along with Agile Web Development with Rails and Advanced Rails Recipes - two other very good books). I'm attempting to develop a social network, and Railsspace is my main guide for that.

Bert Bharat Ruparel wrote:

Welcome back Bert,

I've been at it for almost 50 years now and I kind of miss the sound of the card deck hitting the floor. Just the sound, not the shuffle.

Rick