# Mod\_ruby used to mimic rewrite

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mod-ruby-used-to-mimic-rewrite/63694>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [June 17, 2006, 7:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mod-ruby-used-to-mimic-rewrite/63694 "2006-06-17T19:34:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![anne001](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/34f0e0/32.png) [@anne001](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/anne001)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2006, 7:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mod-ruby-used-to-mimic-rewrite/63694/1 "2006-06-17T19:34:06Z")

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This post subject made me wonder. I would like to get the effect of a  
virtual host + apache rewrite instruction without actually changing  
the apache.conf file

I was wondering if the information in this post, which I don’t  
understand indicates that

1. it is possilble
2. how to do it

I am learning web programming, I have erb, eruby, cgi, mod-ruby, nitro  
and rails working in various directories. For now I would like to work  
with mod-ruby with one routing file which would route each of the small  
projects I will develop over the summer to the corresponding project  
cgi controller file.

I know it can be done with virtual host and rewrite commands in the  
apache conf file, but I don’t like to touch Apache except for software  
installations. Can mod\_ruby mimic rewrite apache commands?