I dont know if my app is in production or development mode, when I put rake about in console it say "Environment production" but the app write in log/development.log and the app put errors trace in the browser or if you put a bad route, the app put all routes in the browser like a development mode.
bundle exec rake about
About your application's environment
Rails version 4.2.4
Ruby version 2.1.2-p95 (x86_64-linux-gnu)
RubyGems version 2.2.2
Rack version 1.6.4
JavaScript Runtime therubyracer (V8)
Middleware Rack::Sendfile, Rack::Lock, , Rack::Runtime, Rack::MethodOverride, ActionDispatch::RequestId, RequestStore::Middleware, Rails::Rack::Logger, ActionDispatch::ShowExceptions, ActionDispatch::DebugExceptions, ActionDispatch::RemoteIp, ActionDispatch::Callbacks, ActiveRecord::ConnectionAdapters::ConnectionManagement, ActiveRecord::QueryCache, ActionDispatch::Cookies, ActionDispatch::Session::CookieStore, ActionDispatch::Flash, ActionDispatch::ParamsParser, Rack::Head, Rack::ConditionalGet, Rack::ETag, Warden::Manager
Application root /var/www/clients/client3/web37
Environment production
Database adapter mysql2
Database schema version 20160205114313
I think you have to check following setting in your application:
when we deploy Rails application with Passenger + Apache then Passenger by default set it's RailsEnv to production(RailsEnv production). you need to check in you apache conf file rails enviromnet is set at production or not. like:
#web_app vhost setting
<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName example.com
DocumentRoot /var/www/apps/web_app/public
RailsEnv production
<Directory /var/www/apps/web_app/public>
AllowOverride all
Allow from all
Options -MultiViews
Options FollowSymLinks
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
set chmod 755 on the root of Rails application, made sure the production.log existed and that it had at least chmod 0666 privileges.