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The difference between apache and tomcat

Apache

Apache HTTP server is a modular server that can run on almost all widely used computer platforms. It belongs to the application server. Apache supports many modules with stable performance. Apache itself is static parsing, suitable for static HTML, pictures, etc., but it can support dynamic pages by extending scripts, modules, and so on.

(Apche can support PHPcgiperl, but to use Java, you need Tomcat to support the Apache background and forward the Java request from Apache to Tomcat for processing. )

Disadvantages: the configuration is relatively complex and does not support dynamic pages.

Tomcat:

Tomcat is an application (Java) server, it is just a Servlet (JSP is also translated into Servlet) container, can be thought of as an extension of Apache, but can be run independently of Apache.

Comparison between Apache and Tomcat

Similarities:

Both are developed by the Apache organization.

Both have the function of HTTP service

Both are free.

Differences:

Apache is specially used to provide HTTP services and related configurations (such as virtual hosts, URL forwarding, etc.), while Tomcat is a JSP server developed by Apache organizations in accordance with Java EE's JSP and Servlet standards.

Apache is a Web server environment program that enables it to be used as a Web server, but only supports static pages such as (ASP,PHP,CGI,JSP) and other dynamic pages. If you want to run JSP in an Apache environment, you need an interpreter to execute JSP pages, and the JSP interpreter is Tomcat.

Apache: focus on HTTPServer, Tomcat: focus on Servlet engine, if run in Standalone mode, it is functionally equivalent to Apache and supports JSP, but not ideal for static web pages

Apache is the Web server, Tomcat is the Java server, it is just a Servlet (JSP is also translated into Servlet) container, can be thought of as an extension of Apache, but can be run independently of Apache.

In practical use, Apache and Tomcat are often integrated:

If the client requests a static page, only the Apache server is required to respond to the request.

If the client requests a dynamic page, the Tomcat server responds to the request.

Because JSP interprets the code on the server side, integration can reduce the service overhead of Tomcat.

It can be understood that Tomcat is an extension of Apache.

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