how to access external files that are not in the web app folder using apache server

Question

I have developed a JAVA webstart application using JNLP,am planning access jar files related jnlp from the outside webapp folder how to access those jar files.

Answer 1

jar files related jnlp from the outside webapp folder

Jars in the web app. directory are never meant for client distribution. They stay on the server and are protected.

A Java Web Start app. obviously needs to download all the Jars and related resources to the client, so every one of those resources must be available by URL on a public part of the server. Always make sure you can fetch the resource (Jar, JNLP, icons etc.) using a direct link in your favorite browser. If it does not allow it, neither will it work in JWS apps.