title: Rails app: Solr throwing RSolr::Error::Http - 404 Not Found when executing search
body: <p>Very lost as I haven't made any changes to my search which has always been working but somehow I've got a break. Being relatively new to Rails, the error output isn't giving me enough detail to debug. </p>
  
  <p>Relevant code below - ask if you want to see anything else.</p>
  
  <p>home.html.slim (excerpt with search form)</p>
  
  <pre><code>= form_tag search_venues_path, method: :get, id: 'search' do |f|
    .search-fields.span16
      p = text_field_tag :q, '', placeholder: "Search for coffee, hotel, etc", class: 'span7 search-field'
      p = text_field_tag :zip, '', placeholder: "Zip code or city name", class: 'span4 search-field'
      p = submit_tag "Find it", class: "btn-main span4"
      br
      = hidden_field_tag :latitude, ''
      = hidden_field_tag :longitude, ''
      p.current_location.hidden.offset1
        a Use my current location
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>VenuesController.rb (excerpt with search function)</p>
  
  <pre><code>def search
    if params[:zip].blank? &amp;&amp; params[:latitude].blank?
      flash[:notice] = 'You must include a location to search.'
      return redirect_to(root_path)
    end
  
    @venues = VenueSearch.search(params)
    #@json = Venue.all.to_gmaps4rails
  end
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>VenueSearch.rb</p>
  
  <pre><code>def self.search(params)
    if params[:zip].present?
      logger.info "The zip code is present"
      logger.debug(Geocoder.coordinates(params[:zip]))
      lat, long = Geocoder.coordinates(params[:zip])
    else
      lat = params[:latitude]
      long = params[:longitude]
    end
  
    fake_distance = 20 * 0.6214 # 1.5 miles
  
    Venue.search(include: [:venue_category, :venue_subcategory]) do
      fulltext params[:q].gsub(/[^\s\w]/, ''), minimum_match: 2 do
        boost_fields name: 5.0, name_without_punc: 5.0, category: 3.5, subcategory: 3.5, tags: 4.0
      end
  
      paginate page: params[:page]
      order_by_geodist :location, lat, long
      with(:location).in_radius(lat, long, fake_distance)
    end
  end
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Error, Full Trace</p>
  
  <pre><code>rsolr (1.0.9) lib/rsolr/client.rb:268:in `adapt_response'
  rsolr (1.0.9) lib/rsolr/client.rb:175:in `execute'
  rsolr (1.0.9) lib/rsolr/client.rb:161:in `send_and_receive'
  sunspot_rails (2.1.0) lib/sunspot/rails/solr_instrumentation.rb:16:in `block in send_and_receive_with_as_instrumentation'
  activesupport (3.2.2) lib/active_support/notifications.rb:123:in `block in instrument'
  activesupport (3.2.2) lib/active_support/notifications/instrumenter.rb:20:in `instrument'
  activesupport (3.2.2) lib/active_support/notifications.rb:123:in `instrument'
  sunspot_rails (2.1.0) lib/sunspot/rails/solr_instrumentation.rb:15:in `send_and_receive_with_as_instrumentation'
  (eval):2:in `post'
  sunspot (2.1.0) lib/sunspot/search/abstract_search.rb:45:in `execute'
  sunspot_rails (2.1.0) lib/sunspot/rails/searchable.rb:344:in `solr_execute_search'
  sunspot_rails (2.1.0) lib/sunspot/rails/searchable.rb:158:in `solr_search'
  app/models/venue_search.rb:14:in `search'
  app/controllers/venues_controller.rb:12:in `search'
  actionpack (3.2.2) lib/action_controller/metal/implicit_render.rb:4:in `send_action'
  actionpack (3.2.2) lib/abstract_controller/base.rb:167:in `process_action'
  actionpack (3.2.2) lib/action_controller/metal/rendering.rb:10:in `process_action'
  actionpack (3.2.2) lib/abstract_controller/callbacks.rb:18:in `block in process_action'
  activesupport (3.2.2) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:426:in `block in _run__2118553356002381387__process_action__2728035982816219113__callbacks'
  activesupport (3.2.2) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:215:in `block in _conditional_callback_around_941'
  activesupport (3.2.2) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:326:in `around'
  activesupport (3.2.2) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:310:in `_callback_around_13'
  activesupport (3.2.2) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:214:in `_conditional_callback_around_941'
  activesupport (3.2.2) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:414:in `_run__2118553356002381387__process_action__2728035982816219113__callbacks'
  activesupport (3.2.2) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:405:in `__run_callback'
  activesupport (3.2.2) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:385:in `_run_process_action_callbacks'
  activesupport (3.2.2) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:81:in `run_callbacks'
  actionpack (3.2.2) lib/abstract_controller/callbacks.rb:17:in `process_action'
  actionpack (3.2.2) lib/action_controller/metal/rescue.rb:29:in `process_action'
  actionpack (3.2.2) lib/action_controller/metal/instrumentation.rb:30:in `block in process_action'
  activesupport (3.2.2) lib/active_support/notifications.rb:123:in `block in instrument'
  activesupport (3.2.2) lib/active_support/notifications/instrumenter.rb:20:in `instrument'
  activesupport (3.2.2) lib/active_support/notifications.rb:123:in `instrument'
  actionpack (3.2.2) lib/action_controller/metal/instrumentation.rb:29:in `process_action'
  actionpack (3.2.2) lib/action_controller/metal/params_wrapper.rb:205:in `process_action'
  activerecord (3.2.2) lib/active_record/railties/controller_runtime.rb:18:in `process_action'
  actionpack (3.2.2) lib/abstract_controller/base.rb:121:in `process'
  actionpack (3.2.2) lib/abstract_controller/rendering.rb:45:in `process'
  actionpack (3.2.2) lib/action_controller/metal.rb:203:in `dispatch'
  actionpack (3.2.2) lib/action_controller/metal/rack_delegation.rb:14:in `dispatch'
  actionpack (3.2.2) lib/action_controller/metal.rb:246:in `block in action'
  actionpack (3.2.2) lib/action_dispatch/routing/route_set.rb:67:in `call'
  actionpack (3.2.2) lib/action_dispatch/routing/route_set.rb:67:in `dispatch'
  actionpack (3.2.2) lib/action_dispatch/routing/route_set.rb:30:in `call'
  journey (1.0.4) lib/journey/router.rb:68:in `block in call'
  journey (1.0.4) lib/journey/router.rb:56:in `each'
  journey (1.0.4) lib/journey/router.rb:56:in `call'
  actionpack (3.2.2) lib/action_dispatch/routing/route_set.rb:594:in `call'
  omniauth (1.1.4) lib/omniauth/strategy.rb:184:in `call!'
  omniauth (1.1.4) lib/omniauth/strategy.rb:164:in `call'
  warden (1.2.3) lib/warden/manager.rb:35:in `block in call'
  warden (1.2.3) lib/warden/manager.rb:34:in `catch'
  warden (1.2.3) lib/warden/manager.rb:34:in `call'
  actionpack (3.2.2) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/best_standards_support.rb:17:in `call'
  rack (1.4.5) lib/rack/etag.rb:23:in `call'
  rack (1.4.5) lib/rack/conditionalget.rb:25:in `call'
  actionpack (3.2.2) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/head.rb:14:in `call'
  actionpack (3.2.2) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/params_parser.rb:21:in `call'
  actionpack (3.2.2) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/flash.rb:242:in `call'
  rack (1.4.5) lib/rack/session/abstract/id.rb:210:in `context'
  rack (1.4.5) lib/rack/session/abstract/id.rb:205:in `call'
  actionpack (3.2.2) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/cookies.rb:338:in `call'
  activerecord (3.2.2) lib/active_record/query_cache.rb:64:in `call'
  activerecord (3.2.2) lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb:443:in `call'
  actionpack (3.2.2) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/callbacks.rb:28:in `block in call'
  activesupport (3.2.2) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:405:in `_run__1412551976247017377__call__2752945716229395531__callbacks'
  activesupport (3.2.2) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:405:in `__run_callback'
  activesupport (3.2.2) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:385:in `_run_call_callbacks'
  activesupport (3.2.2) lib/active_support/callbacks.rb:81:in `run_callbacks'
  actionpack (3.2.2) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/callbacks.rb:27:in `call'
  actionpack (3.2.2) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/reloader.rb:65:in `call'
  actionpack (3.2.2) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/remote_ip.rb:31:in `call'
  airbrake (3.1.14) lib/airbrake/rails/middleware.rb:13:in `call'
  actionpack (3.2.2) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/debug_exceptions.rb:16:in `call'
  actionpack (3.2.2) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/show_exceptions.rb:56:in `call'
  railties (3.2.2) lib/rails/rack/logger.rb:26:in `call_app'
  railties (3.2.2) lib/rails/rack/logger.rb:16:in `call'
  actionpack (3.2.2) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/request_id.rb:22:in `call'
  rack (1.4.5) lib/rack/methodoverride.rb:21:in `call'
  rack (1.4.5) lib/rack/runtime.rb:17:in `call'
  activesupport (3.2.2) lib/active_support/cache/strategy/local_cache.rb:72:in `call'
  rack (1.4.5) lib/rack/lock.rb:15:in `call'
  actionpack (3.2.2) lib/action_dispatch/middleware/static.rb:61:in `call'
  airbrake (3.1.14) lib/airbrake/user_informer.rb:16:in `_call'
  airbrake (3.1.14) lib/airbrake/user_informer.rb:12:in `call'
  railties (3.2.2) lib/rails/engine.rb:479:in `call'
  railties (3.2.2) lib/rails/application.rb:220:in `call'
  railties (3.2.2) lib/rails/railtie/configurable.rb:30:in `method_missing'
  rack (1.4.5) lib/rack/deflater.rb:13:in `call'
  rack (1.4.5) lib/rack/content_length.rb:14:in `call'
  railties (3.2.2) lib/rails/rack/log_tailer.rb:14:in `call'
  thin (1.6.1) lib/thin/connection.rb:82:in `block in pre_process'
  thin (1.6.1) lib/thin/connection.rb:80:in `catch'
  thin (1.6.1) lib/thin/connection.rb:80:in `pre_process'
  thin (1.6.1) lib/thin/connection.rb:55:in `process'
  thin (1.6.1) lib/thin/connection.rb:41:in `receive_data'
  eventmachine (1.0.3) lib/eventmachine.rb:187:in `run_machine'
  eventmachine (1.0.3) lib/eventmachine.rb:187:in `run'
  thin (1.6.1) lib/thin/backends/base.rb:73:in `start'
  thin (1.6.1) lib/thin/server.rb:162:in `start'
  rack (1.4.5) lib/rack/handler/thin.rb:13:in `run'
  rack (1.4.5) lib/rack/server.rb:268:in `start'
  railties (3.2.2) lib/rails/commands/server.rb:70:in `start'
  railties (3.2.2) lib/rails/commands.rb:55:in `block in &lt;top (required)&gt;'
  railties (3.2.2) lib/rails/commands.rb:50:in `tap'
  railties (3.2.2) lib/rails/commands.rb:50:in `&lt;top (required)&gt;'
  script/rails:6:in `require'
  script/rails:6:in `&lt;main&gt;'
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Request Params</p>
  
  <pre><code> {"utf8"=&gt;"✓",
   "q"=&gt;"grill",
   "zip"=&gt;"94107",
   "commit"=&gt;"Find it",
   "latitude"=&gt;"",
   "longitude"=&gt;""}
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Sunspot.yml</p>
  
  <pre><code>development:
    solr:
      hostname: localhost
      port: 8983
      log_level: INFO
      path: /solr/development
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>sunspot-solr-development.log</p>
  
  <pre><code>Nov 3, 2013 10:15:34 PM org.apache.solr.servlet.SolrDispatchFilter init
  INFO: SolrDispatchFilter.init()
  Nov 3, 2013 10:15:34 PM org.apache.solr.core.SolrResourceLoader locateSolrHome
  INFO: JNDI not configured for solr (NoInitialContextEx)
  Nov 3, 2013 10:15:34 PM org.apache.solr.core.SolrResourceLoader locateSolrHome
  INFO: using system property solr.solr.home: /Users/justin.raczak/Desktop/Desktop-Content/crowdscore/solr
  Nov 3, 2013 10:15:34 PM org.apache.solr.core.CoreContainer$Initializer initialize
  INFO: looking for solr.xml: /Users/justin.raczak/Desktop/Desktop-Content/crowdscore/solr/solr.xml
  Nov 3, 2013 10:15:34 PM org.apache.solr.core.CoreContainer &lt;init&gt;
  INFO: New CoreContainer 1884473012
  Nov 3, 2013 10:15:34 PM org.apache.solr.core.CoreContainer$Initializer initialize
  INFO: no solr.xml file found - using default
  Nov 3, 2013 10:15:34 PM org.apache.solr.core.CoreContainer load
  INFO: Loading CoreContainer using Solr Home: '/Users/justin.raczak/Desktop/Desktop-Content/crowdscore/solr/'
  Nov 3, 2013 10:15:34 PM org.apache.solr.core.SolrResourceLoader &lt;init&gt;
  INFO: new SolrResourceLoader for directory: '/Users/justin.raczak/Desktop/Desktop-Content/crowdscore/solr/'
  Nov 3, 2013 10:15:34 PM org.apache.solr.handler.component.HttpShardHandlerFactory getParameter
  INFO: Setting socketTimeout to: 0
  Nov 3, 2013 10:15:34 PM org.apache.solr.handler.component.HttpShardHandlerFactory getParameter
  INFO: Setting urlScheme to: http://
  Nov 3, 2013 10:15:34 PM org.apache.solr.handler.component.HttpShardHandlerFactory getParameter
  INFO: Setting connTimeout to: 0
  Nov 3, 2013 10:15:34 PM org.apache.solr.handler.component.HttpShardHandlerFactory getParameter
  INFO: Setting maxConnectionsPerHost to: 20
  Nov 3, 2013 10:15:34 PM org.apache.solr.handler.component.HttpShardHandlerFactory getParameter
  INFO: Setting corePoolSize to: 0
  Nov 3, 2013 10:15:34 PM org.apache.solr.handler.component.HttpShardHandlerFactory getParameter
  INFO: Setting maximumPoolSize to: 2147483647
  Nov 3, 2013 10:15:34 PM org.apache.solr.handler.component.HttpShardHandlerFactory getParameter
  INFO: Setting maxThreadIdleTime to: 5
  Nov 3, 2013 10:15:34 PM org.apache.solr.handler.component.HttpShardHandlerFactory getParameter
  INFO: Setting sizeOfQueue to: -1
  Nov 3, 2013 10:15:34 PM org.apache.solr.handler.component.HttpShardHandlerFactory getParameter
  INFO: Setting fairnessPolicy to: false
  Nov 3, 2013 10:15:34 PM org.apache.solr.client.solrj.impl.HttpClientUtil createClient
  INFO: Creating new http client, config:maxConnectionsPerHost=20&amp;maxConnections=10000&amp;socketTimeout=0&amp;connTimeout=0&amp;retry=false
  Nov 3, 2013 10:15:35 PM org.apache.solr.core.CoreContainer load
  INFO: Registering Log Listener
  Nov 3, 2013 10:15:35 PM org.apache.solr.core.CoreContainer create
  INFO: Creating SolrCore 'collection1' using instanceDir: /Users/justin.raczak/Desktop/Desktop-Content/crowdscore/solr/collection1
  Nov 3, 2013 10:15:35 PM org.apache.solr.core.SolrResourceLoader &lt;init&gt;
  INFO: new SolrResourceLoader for directory: '/Users/justin.raczak/Desktop/Desktop-Content/crowdscore/solr/collection1/'
  Nov 3, 2013 10:15:35 PM org.apache.solr.core.CoreContainer recordAndThrow
  SEVERE: Unable to create core: collection1
  org.apache.solr.common.SolrException: Could not load config for solrconfig.xml
  at org.apache.solr.core.CoreContainer.createFromLocal(CoreContainer.java:991)
  at org.apache.solr.core.CoreContainer.create(CoreContainer.java:1051)
  at org.apache.solr.core.CoreContainer$3.call(CoreContainer.java:634)
  at org.apache.solr.core.CoreContainer$3.call(CoreContainer.java:629)
  at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask$Sync.innerRun(FutureTask.java:303)
  at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:138)
  at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:439)
  at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask$Sync.innerRun(FutureTask.java:303)
  at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:138)
  at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:886)
  at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:908)
  at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:680)
  Caused by: java.io.IOException: Can't find resource 'solrconfig.xml' in classpath or '/Users/justin.raczak/Desktop/Desktop-Content/crowdscore/solr/collection1/conf/', cwd=/Users/justin.raczak/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p385/gems/sunspot_solr-2.1.0/solr
  at org.apache.solr.core.SolrResourceLoader.openResource(SolrResourceLoader.java:318)
  at org.apache.solr.core.SolrResourceLoader.openConfig(SolrResourceLoader.java:283)
  at org.apache.solr.core.Config.&lt;init&gt;(Config.java:103)
  at org.apache.solr.core.Config.&lt;init&gt;(Config.java:73)
  at org.apache.solr.core.SolrConfig.&lt;init&gt;(SolrConfig.java:117)
  at org.apache.solr.core.CoreContainer.createFromLocal(CoreContainer.java:989)
  ... 11 more
  Nov 3, 2013 10:15:35 PM org.apache.solr.common.SolrException log
  SEVERE: null:org.apache.solr.common.SolrException: Unable to create core: collection1
  at org.apache.solr.core.CoreContainer.recordAndThrow(CoreContainer.java:1672)
  at org.apache.solr.core.CoreContainer.create(CoreContainer.java:1057)
  at org.apache.solr.core.CoreContainer$3.call(CoreContainer.java:634)
  at org.apache.solr.core.CoreContainer$3.call(CoreContainer.java:629)
  at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask$Sync.innerRun(FutureTask.java:303)
  at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:138)
  at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:439)
  at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask$Sync.innerRun(FutureTask.java:303)
  at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:138)
  at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:886)
  at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:908)
  at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:680)
  Caused by: org.apache.solr.common.SolrException: Could not load config for solrconfig.xml
  at org.apache.solr.core.CoreContainer.createFromLocal(CoreContainer.java:991)
  at org.apache.solr.core.CoreContainer.create(CoreContainer.java:1051)
  ... 10 more
  Caused by: java.io.IOException: Can't find resource 'solrconfig.xml' in classpath or '/Users/justin.raczak/Desktop/Desktop-Content/crowdscore/solr/collection1/conf/', cwd=/Users/justin.raczak/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p385/gems/sunspot_solr-2.1.0/solr
  at org.apache.solr.core.SolrResourceLoader.openResource(SolrResourceLoader.java:318)
  at org.apache.solr.core.SolrResourceLoader.openConfig(SolrResourceLoader.java:283)
  at org.apache.solr.core.Config.&lt;init&gt;(Config.java:103)
  at org.apache.solr.core.Config.&lt;init&gt;(Config.java:73)
  at org.apache.solr.core.SolrConfig.&lt;init&gt;(SolrConfig.java:117)
  at org.apache.solr.core.CoreContainer.createFromLocal(CoreContainer.java:989)
  ... 11 more
  
  Nov 3, 2013 10:15:35 PM org.apache.solr.servlet.SolrDispatchFilter init
  INFO: user.dir=/Users/justin.raczak/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.3-p385/gems/sunspot_solr-2.1.0/solr
  Nov 3, 2013 10:15:35 PM org.apache.solr.servlet.SolrDispatchFilter init
  INFO: SolrDispatchFilter.init() done
  Nov 3, 2013 10:15:39 PM org.apache.solr.servlet.SolrDispatchFilter handleAdminRequest
  INFO: [admin] webapp=null path=/admin/cores params={indexInfo=false&amp;wt=json} status=0 QTime=37 
  Nov 3, 2013 10:36:58 PM org.apache.solr.servlet.SolrDispatchFilter handleAdminRequest
  INFO: [admin] webapp=null path=/admin/cores params={indexInfo=false&amp;wt=json} status=0 QTime=1 
  </code></pre>