Servlet Directory Structure

Servlet Directory Structure: 

For creating web application we should follow standard directory structure provided by sun Micro System. Sun Micro System has given directory structure to make a web application server independent.

Sun Micro System has given this directory structure to make a web application as server independent. A web application principle is write once deploy anywhere (WODA).

According to directory structure : 

• An application contain root folder with any name.
• Under root folder a sub folder is required with a name WEB-INF.
• Under WEB-INF two sub folder are required classes and lib.
• All jar files placed inside lib folder.
• Under root folder src folder are place for .java files
• Under root folder or under WEB-INF any other folders can exits.
• All image, html, .js, jsp, etc files are placed inside root folder
• All .class files placed inside classes folder.