Rewrite-real-path

<rewrite-real-path> lets you configure the URL to filename mapping for any URL matching a regular expression. It can be used to create aliases for URL directories that live in a different directory from the expanded .war, e.g. images or static files.

directives

directive	description
rewrite	directs rewrite-real-path to rewrite the URL and continue processing
regexp	the regular expression matching the URL
replacement	the replacement pattern for the url
real-path	completes the rewriting for a real-path
target	the target path

example

The following example directs the /images URL and its children to an external directory /var/www/images

 <web-app xmlns="http://caucho.com/ns/resin">
   <rewrite-real-path>
     <real-path regexp='^/images' target='/var/www/images'/>
   </rewrite-real-path>
 </web-app>