Let's see how do it with mod_perl (example from mod_perl documentation):
This is an URL on website - 

http://example.com/news/20021031/09/index.html

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but you need convert it as 
http://example.com/perl/news.pl?date=20021031&id=09&page=index.html

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You can use for that simple mod_perl handler: 
package MyApache::RewriteURI;
  
  use strict;
  use warnings;
  
  use Apache::RequestRec ();
  
  use Apache::Const -compile => qw(DECLINED);
  
  sub handler {
      my $r = shift;
  
      my($date, $id, $page) = $r->uri =~ m|^/news/(\d+)/(\d+)/(.*)|;
      $r->uri("/perl/news.pl");
      $r->args("date=$date&id=$id&page=$page");
  
      return Apache::DECLINED;
  }
  1;

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Also, you should add in http.conf: 
PerlTransHandler +MyApache::RewriteURI

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So, first URL is easier to understand for user than second. Also, based on this you can create something like selector to process and redirect HTTP requests according your rules.

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Schiller

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In reply to Re: Perl file names and extensions by nite_man
in thread Perl file names and extensions by bradcathey

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