file upload using mod_ssl and fcgi

Problem with file uploads using mod_ssl, fcgi and Ruby on Rails

[EricK77]

We use an apache server (version 2.0.54) with mod_ssl and the latest rails version on a Gentoo Linux OS.

We tried to run our application in both, a virtual host using HTTP and another using HTTPS with identical server configurations. With HTTP, we did not have any problem, but HTTPS did not allow us to upload files in rails into a database.

The log file displays a fcgi timeout and the HTTP return status is 500 (server error).

We assume that mod_ssl and fcgi (not fastcgi) do not communicate properly.

Did anyone already have this error? How can it be solved?

[jdMorgan]

Erick77,

Welcome to WebmasterWorld!

I have no experience with Rails or with your problem. However, the first thing to do when you get a 500-Server Error is to examine your server error log fle for relevant information.

That information may be very useful to you, or to readers here who might need that information to make useful suggestions.

Jim