retrieving files from database by their path in jsp

Question

i want to download a file by its path(local server path) which is stored in a database table ,i have done the coding part to view the database in a html table but i dont have an

Answer 1

If the rs.getString("file_path") returns a path is /home/Desktop/output/something.jpeg means you cannot download.Because when you click the given link surely it will show PAGE NOT FOUND (404) Exception.

"> click here to download the file

please note your URL it will look like

http://localhost:8080/prjname/home/Desktop/output/something.jpeg

So in this situation we can pass the path into one servlet ,through this servlet we can download the file.