Try to guess application's directory while trying to run the server, …

…but only if config.ru is not present in current dir
rails · Sep 30, 2010 · 9f569c6 · 9f569c6
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diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/commands.rb b/railties/lib/rails/commands.rb
@@ -33,8 +33,13 @@
   Rails::Console.start(Rails.application)
 
 when 'server'
+  # try to guess application's path if there is no config.ru file in current dir
+  # it allows to run script/rails server from other directories
+  Dir.chdir(File.expand_path('../../', APP_PATH)) unless File.exists?(File.expand_path("config.ru"))
+
   require 'rails/commands/server'
   Rails::Server.new.tap { |server|
+    # we need to require application after the server sets environment
     require APP_PATH
     Dir.chdir(Rails.application.root)
     server.start