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Diff b/w a API server and a Web server

1 reply on 1 page. Most recent reply: Mar 12, 2004 1:29 AM by Viswanatha Basavalingappa

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anamika

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Nickname: anamika
Registered: Feb, 2004

Diff b/w a API server and a Web server

Posted: Mar 11, 2004 5:58 AM

Hi, can you tell me what is the diff between a web server and a API server.

Viswanatha Basavalingappa

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Nickname: viswagb
Registered: Nov, 2003

Re: Diff b/w a API server and a Web server

Posted: Mar 12, 2004 1:29 AM

Hi, If I'm correct, It should be

Diff between Web Server and Application Server, I feel there is no API Server.

any way it is like this

1. Requests
- A Web server exclusively handles HTTP requests,[HTTP]
- Application server serves business logic to application programs through any number of protocols [HTTP,TCP/IP]

2. Components Holding

- Webserver holds the following components
JSP, Servelt, HTML Pages..
- App Server hold the EJB componane, Message Beans, Interaction with Legacy Connectivity.

3.

- Application server supports Caches,Clusters,Load Balancing
- but not in Web Server

We can also Configure Application Servers to work as Web Server.
In short, Applicaion Server is a super set of which Web Server is a sub set.

Viswa
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