diff --git a/guides/source/getting_started.md b/guides/source/getting_started.md index 742b8ae548..a1d7e955c8 100644 --- a/guides/source/getting_started.md +++ b/guides/source/getting_started.md @@ -241,8 +241,6 @@ root to: "welcome#index" The `root to: "welcome#index"` tells Rails to map requests to the root of the application to the welcome controller's index action and `get "welcome/index"` tells Rails to map requests to to the welcome controller's index action. This was created earlier when you ran the controller generator (`rails generate controller welcome index`). -You should also remove the `public/index.html` file because it might otherwise take precedence over the routes defined in `config/routes.rb`. - If you navigate to in your browser, you'll see the `Hello, Rails!` message you put into `app/views/welcome/index.html.erb`, indicating that this new route is indeed going to `WelcomeController`'s `index` action and is rendering the view correctly. TIP: For more information about routing, refer to [Rails Routing from the Outside In](routing.html).