7.3. Context Root

Procedure 7.2. Rewriting the Default Context Root

1. To define a new context root, add the context-root element with the new value to the deployment descriptor of the application:
   • To change the context root of a web application, add the context-root element to the jboss-web.xml file.

     Example 7.3. Example jboss-web.xml with a context root defined

     <?xml version="1.0"?>
     <jboss-web>
        <context-root>/application-root</context-root>
     </jboss-web>

     The URL address for the application on localhost is

     http://localhost:8080/application-root

   • To change the context root of a servlet, change the url-pattern element in the web.xml file.

     Example 7.4. Example web.xml with a context root defined

     <?xml version="1.0"?>
     <servlet-mapping>
       <servlet-name>MapRenderer</servlet-name>
       <url-pattern>/servlet-root</url-pattern>
     </servlet-mapping>

     The URL address for the servlet on localhost is

     http://localhost:8080/application-root/servlet-root

2. To start the server with the REWRITE_CONTEXT_CHECK variable set to false, run the following command: run.sh -Dorg.apache.catalina.connector.Response.REWRITE_CONTEXT_CHECK=false