WebSphere Application Server - Serving Static Files with WAS 6.1

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Serving Static Files with WAS 6.1

2006-08-25, 7:38 am

Greetings from Kolkata India.

How do I configure WAS 6.1 to serve static files?
The files are under the WAR directory. They are
to be accessed using a URI such as

"http://ip:port/Context_Name/Folder_name/File_Name.extension"

Is it possible to keep the folder outside the WAS (say on a different
drive)?

Regards,

Diptendu

Ken Hygh

2006-08-25, 1:31 pm

diptendu@vsnl.com wrote:
> Greetings from Kolkata India.
>
> How do I configure WAS 6.1 to serve static files?
> The files are under the WAR directory. They are
> to be accessed using a URI such as

It's a configuration in the .war file. in /WEB-INF/ibm-web-ext.xmi, set
fileServingEnabled="true"

>
> "http://ip:port/Context_Name/Folder_name/File_Name.extension"
>
> Is it possible to keep the folder outside the WAS (say on a different
> drive)?

J2EE specifies that static content is within the WAR. Most clients I've
dealt with have their HTTP server handle static content, and WAS only
serve dynamic content.

>
>
> Regards,
>
> Diptendu