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IDL: Application server: Why do you possibly need an application server?

Feb 27th, 2004 15:11
Knud van Eeden,

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--- Knud van Eeden --- 09 September 2003 - 10:23 pm ------------------

IDL: Application server: Why do you possibly need an application 
server?

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The system works a bit like an Internet browser calling a web page
from some website.

After you type your URL this is sent to the web server (e.g. Apache,
or Internet Information Server, ...) running on this website
(= some computer with some IP address).

This web server will then further handle this request, and then
send it back to your browser.

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Similarly in this client to server based system, the requests
are sent from the clients to the server(s).

This request are then e.g. handled by special modules in a webserver
(e.g. Apache), or by a decicated web server (e.g. Borland application
server, BEA application server, IBM WebSphere, Sun IPlanet application
server, Oracle application server, ...),
and after this handling sent back to the clients.

The advantage of this is that it is a cleanly separated, rather
independent, modular approach, designed to be easy adaptable to your
specific needs.

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Internet: see also:

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Internet: Web server: Application server: Overview: Can you give 
overview of application servers?
http://www.faqts.com/knowledge_base/view.phtml/aid/29183/fid/1658

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Decision Support: Determining whether you need an application server
http://techrepublic.com.com/5100-6296-1053883.html

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