Shared Server Dreamhost - ruby-on-rails

Question

I am trying to install an app on a shared server. If i understand properly because i am using a shared server, and that Dreamhost doesn't suppose rails 3.2.8 I must use FCGI, although i am not sure how to install and to make it run properly.
From this tutorial http://wiki.dreamhost.com/Rails_3.
To my understand here what I did,
In dreamhost, activate PHP 5.x.x FastCGI and made sure Phusion Passenger is unchecked
Create an app on my localmachine
Because rails doesn't create a dispatch and access file i create the two following file in my /public folder
dispatch.fcgi
#!/home/username/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.3-p327/bin/ruby
ENV['RAILS_ENV'] ||= 'production'
ENV['HOME'] ||= `echo ~`.strip
ENV['GEM_HOME'] = File.expand_path('~/.rvm/gems/ruby 1.9.3-p327')
ENV['GEM_PATH'] = File.expand_path('~/.rvm/gems/ruby 1.9.3-p327') + ":" +
File.expand_path('~/.rvm/gems/ruby 1.9.3-p327#global')
require 'fcgi'
require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '../config/environment')
class Rack::PathInfoRewriter
def initialize(app)
#app = app
end
def call(env)
env.delete('SCRIPT_NAME')
parts = env['REQUEST_URI'].split('?')
env['PATH_INFO'] = parts[0]
env['QUERY_STRING'] = parts[1].to_s
#app.call(env)
end
end
Then created the file
.htaccess
<IfModule mod_fastcgi.c>
AddHandler fastcgi-script .fcgi
</IfModule>
<IfModule mod_fcgid.c>
AddHandler fcgid-script .fcgi
</IfModule>
Options +FollowSymLinks +ExecCGI
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ dispatch.fcgi/$1 [QSA,L]
ErrorDocument 500 "Rails application failed to start properly"
Uploaded to a folder and pointed to the public folder in dreamhost
Made sure dispatch.fcgi has 777 for write
ssh and run the following command in the public folder : ./dispatch.fcgi
Crossing my finger but it doesn't work I get the following errors
./dispatch.fcgi: line 1: ENV[RAILS_ENV]: command not found
./dispatch.fcgi: line 1: =: command not found
./dispatch.fcgi: line 2: ENV[HOME]: command not found
./dispatch.fcgi: line 2: =: command not found
./dispatch.fcgi: line 3: syntax error near unexpected token ('
./dispatch.fcgi: line 3:ENV['GEM_HOME'] = File.expand_path('~/.rvm/gems/ruby 1.9.3-p327')'
Doing wrong??? Oh and if i go on the server i get this Rails application failed to start properly

Answer 1

I'm in a simlar boat. Make sure you set your username in the first line. Also the last line of the dispatch.fcgi is missing for the rvm verson. Get the last line from the other dispatch example and set your application name.
Last be sure your environment and databases files are set up properly and you have the required gems such as mysql2, fcgi and therubyracer.
I'm not done solving mine yet, but I will make a blog post once I figure out what is needed.