Servers


                                          Web Server- 

A Web Server is a computer that runs websites. It's a computer program that distributes web pages as they are requisitioned. The basic objective of the web server is to store,process and deliver web pages to users.
This intercommunication is done using HTTP. These web pages are mostly static content that includes HTML documents ,style ,images,sheets,test etc. Apart form HTTP , a web server also supports SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) and FTP(File Transfer Protocol) protocol for emailing and for file transfer and storage.

The main job of a web server is to display the website content. If a web server is to display the website content. If a web server is not exposed to the public and is used internally, then it is called Intranet Server. 

A server can be a single computer, or even an embedded system such as a router with a build-in-configuration interface ,but high-traffic websites typically run web servers on fleets of computers designed to handle large number of requests for doc.,multimedia etc. 
Websites that serve generated content usually incorporate stored files whatever possible. 

What is the Role of Web Server?

The main job of a Web Server is to display web sites content through storing ,
processing and delivering web pages to users. All computers that host websites must have web server software. Web Server are used in web hosting, or the hosting of data for websites and web-based applications -or web applications .

Some Server are best for web development are:- 
(i)Apache HTTP Server it's often referred to as httpd,or simply Apache.

(ii) NGINX .NGINX was developed by Igor Sysoev to fix the common C10k problems.

(iii)Apache Tomcat .This is an open-source Java servlet container that works as a web server.

(iv) Lighttpad 

The Web Server is a term that can refer to both Hardware $ Software.However, regardless of the meaning , it is a fundamental part of the internet that we know today.


Thank so much for reading :)
Author : ER. Shivani Potnis  



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