Ruby on Rails map.root doesn't seem to be working
ruby, ruby-on-rails
Solution
Have you deleted the static `public/index.html` page that Rails creates? If this is still in your app it will be shown instead of the root page you defined in the routes.
Problem
I am trying to get the root of my application to route to a default controller. From what I read, this should be possible with something like this at the bottom of my routes.rb file: ``` map.root :controller => 'albums' ``` or perhaps even: ``` map.home '', :controller => 'albums' ``` However, when I try navigating to http://myhost:8000/, I just see the rails welcome page. I am restarting the application with the following command after making the change to routes.rb and before testing it: ``` sudo mongrel_cluster_ctl restart ``` Here is some more possibly pertinent environment information: ``` % rails -v Rails 2.3.3 % ruby -v ruby 1.8.7 (2008-08-11 patchlevel 72) [x86_64-linux] ``` I am sure I'm missing something simple, but I can't see what it is. Any ideas?