Oracle WebLogic Server 11g Administration Handbook

Setting a Default Web Application

A web application that you designate as a default application will field all HTTP requests that don't resolve to another application. The default application doesn't use its name inside the URL, as other web applications on the server do. In our sample wl_server domain, for example, the default application is named DefaultWebApp. For example, if there's a request for the file stores .jsp under the document root, the requestor can access it through the URL http://localhost:port/stores.jsp. If a client request uses a URL that doesn't resolve to any of your deployed applications, WebLogic Server forwards the request to your default application.

If you haven't configured a default application or if the resource ...