RE: Tomcat--> Web Server or Web Container?

2008-12-10 Thread Ilya Kazakevich
--> Web Server or Web Container? Hi I have a doubt which is breaking my head and I dont find good definition for it... What is the difference between Web Server and Web Container? What are the roles of Web Server and Web Container ? is Tomcat a Web Server or Web Container ..and why? I woul

Re: Tomcat--> Web Server or Web Container?

2008-12-10 Thread Leon Rosenberg
tomcat is a web server for it serves http requests. tomcat is a servlet container according to the servlet spec. there is no such thing as web container. regards Leon On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 1:19 PM, Thangavel Sankaranarayanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi > > I have a doubt which is breaking

Tomcat--> Web Server or Web Container?

2008-12-10 Thread Thangavel Sankaranarayanan
Hi I have a doubt which is breaking my head and I dont find good definition for it... What is the difference between Web Server and Web Container? What are the roles of Web Server and Web Container ? is Tomcat a Web Server or Web Container ..and why? I would e very Thankfull to find a respon