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The document explains the differences between web servers and application servers. A web server primarily handles web content and responds to client requests, while an application server provides middleware services and supports various applications. Examples of web servers include Apache Tomcat, and application servers include JBoss and Weblogic.

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The document explains the differences between web servers and application servers. A web server primarily handles web content and responds to client requests, while an application server provides middleware services and supports various applications. Examples of web servers include Apache Tomcat, and application servers include JBoss and Weblogic.

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Server: Web vs. Application


Server is a device or a computer program that accepts and responds to the request made by other
program, known as client. It is used to manage the network resources and for running the program
or software that provides services.

There are two types of servers:

1. Web Server

2. Application Server

Web Server

Web server contains only web or servlet container. It can be used for servlet, jsp, struts, jsf etc. It
can't be used for EJB.

It is a computer where the web content can be stored. In general web server can be used to host
the web sites but there also used some other web servers also such as FTP, email, storage, gaming
etc.

Examples of Web Servers are: Apache Tomcat and Resin.

Web Server Working


It can respond to the client request in either of the following two possible ways:

Generating response by using the script and communicating with database.

Sending file to the client associated with the requested URL.

The block diagram representation of Web Server is shown below:

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Important points

If the requested web page at the client side is not found, then web server will sends the HTTP
response: Error 404 Not found.

When the web server searching the requested page if requested page is found then it will
send to the client with an HTTP response.

If the client requests some other resources then web server will contact to application server
and data is store for constructing the HTTP response.

Application Server

Application server contains Web and EJB containers. It can be used for servlet, jsp, struts, jsf, ejb etc.
It is a component based product that lies in the middle-tier of a server centric architecture.

It provides the middleware services for state maintenance and security, along with persistence and
data access. It is a type of server designed to install, operate and host associated services and
applications for the IT services, end users and organizations.

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The Example of Application Servers are:

1. JBoss: Open-source server from JBoss community.

2. Glassfish: Provided by Sun Microsystem. Now acquired by Oracle.

3. Weblogic: Provided by Oracle. It more secured.

4. Websphere: Provided by IBM.

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