A server is already running. Check …/tmp/pids/server.pid. Exiting - rails

Question

..$ rails s
=> Booting WEBrick
=> Rails 4.0.4 application starting in development on http://0.0.0.0:3000
=> Run `rails server -h` for more startup options
=>         


        

Answer 1

first copy the cumber inside the file then remove it: rm /your_project_path/tmp/pids/server.pid then create it again. touch /YOUR_PROJECT_PATH/tmp/pids/server.pid It worked for me.