# Use rewrite without reload nginx?

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**Category:** NGINX\
**Created:** [August 27, 2009, 2:15pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/use-rewrite-without-reload-nginx/174492 "2009-08-27T14:15:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![dennis](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/e56c9b/32.png) [@dennis](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dennis)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2009, 2:15pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/use-rewrite-without-reload-nginx/174492/1 "2009-08-27T14:15:05Z")

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Hi,

I will use redirects in nginx without reload the server like .htaccess  
in apache is that possible? Cause ftp user should be able to add some  
redirects and they have no access to reload the server.

regards  
Dennis

Posted at Nginx Forum:

> **[Use rewrite without reload nginx?](https://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,5230,5230#msg-5230)**
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> Hi, I will use redirects in nginx without reload the server like .htaccess in apache is that possible? Cause ftp user should be able to add some redirects and they have no access to reload the server. regards Dennis

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**Author:** ![dennis](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/e56c9b/32.png) [@dennis](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dennis)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2010, 3:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/use-rewrite-without-reload-nginx/174492/2 "2010-08-27T15:11:55Z")

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Posted at Nginx Forum:

> **[Re: Use rewrite without reload nginx?](https://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,5230,124257#msg-124257)**
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> Hi, I will use redirects in nginx without reload the server like .htaccess in apache is that possible? Cause ftp user should be able to add some redirects and they have no access to reload the server. regards Dennis