Web Applications
In this section, Web applications will be described in more detail—what happens when one is created and what is happening behind the scenes when you use the J2EE RI.
Web Application Files and Directory Structure
Web applications are run on a Web server. A Web application is simply a set of static HTML pages, servlets, support classes, applets, JavaBeans, and any other resource that bundled together form a complete application. The J2EE RI packages Web applications for you and stores them in a Web Archive Format (WAR) file so they can be easily distributed to other Web servers.
The Java Servlets specification defines a structured hierarchy of directories that are used for deployment and packaging purposes. Using the J2EE RI
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