Tomcat Server Question:
What is different between webserver and application server?
Answer:
The basic difference between a web server and an
application server is
Webserver can execute only web applications i,e servlets
and JSPs and has only a single container known as Web
container which is used to interpret/execute web
applications
Application server can execute Enterprise application, i,e
(servlets, jsps, and EJBs) it is having two containers 1.
Web Container(for interpreting/executing servlets and jsps)
2. EJB container(for executing EJBs). it can perform
operations like load balancing , transaction demarcation
etc etc
application server is
Webserver can execute only web applications i,e servlets
and JSPs and has only a single container known as Web
container which is used to interpret/execute web
applications
Application server can execute Enterprise application, i,e
(servlets, jsps, and EJBs) it is having two containers 1.
Web Container(for interpreting/executing servlets and jsps)
2. EJB container(for executing EJBs). it can perform
operations like load balancing , transaction demarcation
etc etc
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