Understand the directory structure

Understand the directory structure

1. Develop your Web Application within a specified directory structure so that it can be archived and deployed on WebLogic Server, or another Servlet 2.2 compliant server.

2. All servlets, classes, static files, and other resources belonging to a Web Application are organized under a directory hierarchy.

3. The root of this hierarchy defines the document root of your Web Application.

4. Private files should be located in the WEB-INF directory, under the root directory. All files under WEB-INF are private, and are not served to a client.

5. WebApplicationName/

6. /WEB-INF/web.xml

7. /WEB-INF/weblogic.xml

8. /WEB-INF/classes

9. /WEB-INF/lib

10. Name the root directory with the name of your Web Application. This name will be used to resolve requests for components of the Web Application.

11. All files under this root directory can be served to the client, except for files under the special directories WEB-INF and META-INF located in the root directory.