1. A computer-implemented method for preparing a web server application for virtualization, the method comprising: receiving an indication to start monitoring a web server application to be virtualized, wherein the application is invoked using a native, non-virtualized process of a web server having parameters that specify a particular web application; beginning installation of the web application; capturing configuration data during installation of the web application, including the parameters that invoke the web application; concluding monitoring of the installation of the web application; storing the captured configuration data for use during a subsequent deployment of the web application; and packaging the web application for deployment, including the stored configuration data, wherein the preceding steps are performed by at least one processor.