The default Web application is presented to clients who do not specify a URI (or specify "/" as the URI). To deploy a Web application as a default Web application, set the value of the context-root element to "/" in its deployment descriptor.

You can specify the context-root element in the weblogic.xml deployment descriptor for Web applications that are packaged as a .war archive or exploded .war directory. If you package the Web application as part of an Enterprise Application (.ear archive or exploded .ear), specify the context-root in application.xml. The value of context-root in the application.xml file takes precedence over the value of context-root in weblogic.xml file.

For information on deploying a Web application in the Administration Console, see Deploy Web applications.

To deploy a Web application as part of an .ear archive or exploded .ear, see Deploying Applications to Oracle WebLogic Server.