Difference between Web Server and Application Server
A Server is a central place where information and programs are stored and accessed by applications over the network. Web Server is a server which accepts a request for data and sends the relevant document in return whereas Application Server contains a ejb container component as well to run the enterprise applications.
Following are the important differences between Web Server and Application Server.
| Sr. No. | Key | Web Server | Application Server |
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| 1 | Purpose | Web Server contains Web container only. | Application Server contains Web Container plus EJB Container. |
| 2 | Useful | A web server is good in case of static contents like static html pages. | Applcation server is relevant in case of dynamic contents like bank websites. |
| 3 | Resource Consumption | Web server consumes less resources like CPU, Memory etc. as compared to application server. | Application server utilizes more resources. |
| 4 | Target Environment | Web Server provides the runtime environment for web applications. | Application server provides the runtime environment for enterprise applications. |
| 5 | Multithreading support | Multithreading is not supported. | Multithreading is supported. |
| 6 | Protocol(s) supported | Web Server supports HTTP Protocol. | Application Server suppots HTTP as well as RPC/RMI protocols. |
| 7 | Example | Apache Web Server. | Weblogic, JBoss. |
Published on 27-Nov-2019 12:04:05
