# Can't seem to find clarity on /admin section

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**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [May 26, 2008, 6:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cant-seem-to-find-clarity-on-admin-section/138688 "2008-05-26T18:20:57Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 26, 2008, 6:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cant-seem-to-find-clarity-on-admin-section/138688/1 "2008-05-26T18:20:57Z")

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I am just learning rails and using pick axe to do so, so I am using  
whathever version of rails that pick axe is using (I think its 1.2.6)  
instead of 2.0. I am going to be re-creating a current online store  
project that i have done in CakePHP to learn more about rails. I have  
searched the forums and found some answers regarding having an /admin  
section for my site. I dont think that its very proper programming to  
have everything in an admin controller like some of the posts i have  
read seem to suggest so I’m a bit lost.

In cakePHP, I would being admin functions with admin\_. These were only  
accessible by placing a /admin/ in the URL. Is have read about the  
namespacing in rails but that seems to only be used in 2.0. Am I  
missing something?

I would really appreciate any clarity that anyone could bring to this  
problem for me.

Thanks!