# Rewrite configuration in web space (like .htaccess)

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rewrite-configuration-in-web-space-like-htaccess/165633>\
**Category:** NGINX\
**Created:** [April 15, 2009, 10:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rewrite-configuration-in-web-space-like-htaccess/165633 "2009-04-15T22:30:23Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 15, 2009, 10:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rewrite-configuration-in-web-space-like-htaccess/165633/1 "2009-04-15T22:30:23Z")

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Hi,  
is there a way to let users without access to nginx configuration set  
rewrite rules? Something like .htaccess in apache with AllowOverride  
option, without need to reload server configuration.  
Thanks, Martin

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**Post date:** [April 16, 2009, 12:32am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rewrite-configuration-in-web-space-like-htaccess/165633/2 "2009-04-16T00:32:55Z")

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Hello!

On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 10:19:18PM +0200, [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> Hi,  
> is there a way to let users without access to nginx configuration set rewrite rules? Something like .htaccess in apache with AllowOverride option, without need to reload server configuration.

No.

Maxim D.

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**Post date:** [April 16, 2009, 1:42am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rewrite-configuration-in-web-space-like-htaccess/165633/3 "2009-04-16T01:42:30Z")

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On Wed, 2009-04-15 at 22:19 +0200, [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> Hi,  
> is there a way to let users without access to nginx configuration set rewrite rules? Something like .htaccess in apache with AllowOverride option, without need to reload server configuration.  
> Thanks, Martin

Not as such. What you _can_ do is let each user have their own instance  
of Nginx on 127.0.0.x and proxy to them from the main Nginx instance.  
This might seem like overkill, but Nginx uses so little resources it  
isn’t a big deal and gives much more flexibility and security compared  
to htaccess.

Regards,  
Cliff

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**Post date:** [April 16, 2009, 12:51am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rewrite-configuration-in-web-space-like-htaccess/165633/4 "2009-04-16T00:51:04Z")

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On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 3:21 PM, Maxim D. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
wrote:

> Hello!
> 
> On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 10:19:18PM +0200, [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:
> 
> > Hi,  
> > is there a way to let users without access to nginx configuration set rewrite rules? Something like .htaccess in apache with AllowOverride option, without need to reload server configuration.
> 
> No.

personally i think it would be a nice optional feature.

perhaps with a big warning sign “this will KILL your performance!”

and start at “root” and traverse the directory tree until the file  
being called…