Use index.html as welcome page

Question

I have a simple java application. I want to set index.html as my welcome page.

I tried it but its not working. Although index.jsp is working. Is it possible to use index.html?

<display-name>sample</display-name>
<welcome-file-list>    
  <welcome-file>index.html</welcome-file> 
</welcome-file-list>
<servlet>
    <servlet-name>sample</servlet-name>
    <servlet-class>
        org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet
    </servlet-class>
    <load-on-startup>1</load-on-startup>
</servlet>
<servlet-mapping>
    <servlet-name>sample</servlet-name>
    <url-pattern>*.html</url-pattern>
</servlet-mapping>

It is very much possible to your index.html. What directory your index.html stored? — Mind Peace, Sep 09 '14 at 20:04
It is under webContent folder of my Dynamic Web Project. When I use index.html, I get 404 error — Parag, Sep 09 '14 at 20:59

Mind Peace · Answer 1 · 2014-09-09T21:08:32.127

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Update your web.xml

<welcome-file-list> 
 <welcome-file>webContent/index.html</welcome-file> 
</welcome-file-list>

You are getting 404 - Page not found because you cannot access files under WEB-INF folder directly

edited Sep 09 '14 at 21:08

answered Sep 09 '14 at 21:02

Mind Peace

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trikelef · Answer 2 · 2014-09-09T21:23:41.257

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Maybe it is because of the servlet mapping you are doing.

You should change <url-pattern>*.html</url-pattern> to something different so that there is no diffusion.

edited Sep 09 '14 at 21:23

answered Sep 09 '14 at 21:09

trikelef

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I tried following but still same error. / – Parag Sep 09 '14 at 21:33

Use index.html as welcome page

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