rails: apache not proxying requests to mongrel cluster

[Alon Swartz]

The Apache2 RewriteCond context is supported in the server config, virtual host, directory and .htaccess. The rewrite rules which are meant to proxy requests to the mongrel_cluster were defined outside of the above mentioned context's, which resulted in them not taking effect.

This issue did not arise during testing, as the test case rails application (tracks-1.6) had a fall back rewrite rule for .cgi in its .htaccess, so the application was being served directly from apache.

While testing Rails 2009.03 pre-release with our new test case rails application (tracks-1.7), the bug showed itself due to the fall back rewrite rule being changed to .fcgi (which apache isn't configured to support).

[Alon Swartz (alonswartz)]

The fix will be included in very-soon to be released Rails 2009.03

[Alon Swartz (alonswartz)]

Fix included in the Rails 2009.03 released: http://www.turnkeylinux.org/appliances/rails