Start Mongrel via command issue

[CrunchyToast]

I have an app that runs on port 12009 and I start it just fine via cPanel, but if I use the command from the app directory, it does not start.

# /usr/bin/ruby script/server -p 12009 -d
=> Booting Mongrel
=> Rails 2.3.14 application starting on http://0.0.0.0:12009

The app does not start. I'm trying to find the command to make it run so I can configure Monit to restart it if it crashes. The config might be a little odd as I had to use this guide to make the app work.

Any help would be wonderful. Thanks in advance!

 

[cPanelTristan]

The command indicates the application is starting, so you are stating it doesn't actually start, but how are you determining this is the case?

Have you reviewed the logs at /home/username/rails_apps/appname/log/ location? Please note that username is the cPanel username and appname is the application name in the path indicated.

 

[CrunchyToast]

The log didn't change at all when I ran it and also I could not access the app. Also in cPanel it showed the app as not running and that's how I left it all night. Today I tried to access the app with no change from last night and it's instantly working. If I kill the PID and run the start command again, it isn't available via web access. Do I need to restart Apache too or something?

 

[cPanelTristan]

Please check if the application is running by checking via ps aux on the port number:

ps aux | grep 12009

Next, which log are you even checking? There are typically 2 log files, the mongrel log and the development or production log. Please provide the output on date stamps for both and then review both.

 

[CrunchyToast]

I've got both logs open and I'm watching them with the tail -f command. After running the command to start the app, neither of the logs changed - production.log and mongrel.log.

root 5960 0.0 0.0 103292 840 pts/3 S+ 22:20 0:00 grep 12009

mongrel.log AFTER command /usr/bin/ruby script/server -p 12009 -d is blank as is production.log.

Still tailing both logs and starting the app via cPanel then displays the following upon the app startup:

** Daemonized, any open files are closed. Look at log/mongrel.pid and log/mongrel.log for info.
** Starting Mongrel listening at 0.0.0.0:12009
** Starting Rails with production environment...
** Rails loaded.
** Loading any Rails specific GemPlugins
** Signals ready. TERM => stop. USR2 => restart. INT => stop (no restart).
** Rails signals registered. HUP => reload (without restart). It might not work well.
** Mongrel 1.1.5 available at 0.0.0.0:12009
** Writing PID file to log/mongrel.pid

 

[cPanelTristan]

Could you ps aux the command cPanel is using in SSH? You can again use the same port to find what command it is running.