Web Server is just for serving static pages. (Apache HTTP Server) Web Container is for serving static and dynamic pages - Servlet/JSP (Apache Tomcat) Application Server is web container plus EJB container. (Apache Geronimo or GlassFish)
-Anand --- On Tue, 10/6/09, peeter brunch <peeterbru...@hotmail.com> wrote: From: peeter brunch <peeterbru...@hotmail.com> Subject: [java ee programming] Application server VS Web Server To: "j2ee passion" <java-ee-j2ee-programming-with-passion@googlegroups.com> Date: Tuesday, October 6, 2009, 6:21 AM Hi, May I know what is the difference between application server and web server? The Glassfish server is an application server and does it also takes on the role of a web server as well and how? Regards, Peeter Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. Sign up now. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Java EE (J2EE) Programming with Passion!" group. To post to this group, send email to java-ee-j2ee-programming-with-passion@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to java-ee-j2ee-programming-with-passion+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/java-ee-j2ee-programming-with-passion?hl=en?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---