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Difference Between Application Servers & Web Servers
by Bimlendu Roy
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Overview
A Web Server transmits Web pages to the browsers, and the Application Server performs business logic or data processing to the application programs.
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Web Server
Web Server handles HyperText Transfer Protocol, or HTTP, which is responsible for website functionality.
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Application Server
Application Server exposes business logic to the client-side applications, such as Graphical User Interface or GUI running on your computer.
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Fact
Web Server is responsible for HTML or HyperText Markup Language display on the Web browser, whereas the application server allows access to the business code with the help of a method or function.
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Resources
Application Server has the capability of handling its resources such as security, connection pooling, transactions and messaging, whereas Web server may not support these functionalities.
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Insight
With the help of Extensible Markup Language or XML web services, a Web Server can process data as the Application Server.
