A Web server exclusively handles HTTP requests, whereas an application server serves business logic to application programs through any number of protocols. Let’s examine each in more detail.

Web Server Environment This shows the server-side processes that can take place in a Web server (HTTP server) and application server. Since both can perform similar tasks, there is some overlap.

The application never sees the network traffic, it just gets presented with a web request, and the network never sees the application because the web server bridges the two. The important thing is ...

In a non-Web environment, an application server performs the business logic (the data processing), although some amount of business logic may be handled by the user's machine. In a private or ...

Application development, whether it's client server, traditional web or a mobile web application, the recent trend is in using technologies like HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript. James Ward spoke at ...

How does Apache Tomcat compare to other Java application server options? Compare Tomcat with Apache HTTP Server, Jetty, JBoss and WebSphere to find the proper fit for your enterprise development.

These outlined instructions will help you put together a Raspberry Pi web server that will allow you to be more efficient in a variety of use cases.

This alternative to Internet Information Services, which Microsoft uses for its own services, delivers modern dynamic web applications on common server platforms or in containers.

Image: Colin Barker Web server company NGINX styles itself as "the secret heart of the modern web" and claims to run 60 percent of the busiest websites in the world. CEO Gus Robertson is an ...