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<\/a><\/span><\/p>\nIs web server plays a very important role in hosting?<\/p>\n
\u200bWeb servers are core for any web hosting. Yes, without a web server, you can\u2019t even dream of pulling your website content online.<\/p>\n
What is Web Server and how it works?<\/h2>\n
Web server is a program that uses HTTP to serve files that create web pages to users in response to their requests, which is sent by their computers HTTP connection.<\/p>\n Any server that delivers an XML document to another device can be a web server. A better definition might be that a web server is an Internet server that responds to HTTP requests to deliver content and services.<\/p>\n Let me explain you with a simple example, I can say if you are in front of your computer, browsing your web, and you get a message from a friend saying, “I had just read a great article at the following URL http:\/\/www.fastwebhost.in\/blog <\/p>\n So you will type that URL into your browser and press enter.<\/p>\n And that\u2019s it, no matter on which web server the website is in the world, it dispalys the page on your computer screen.<\/p>\n Always a web server is connected to the internet. Every web server that connects to the Internet will be having an unique address which contains a series of four numbers between 0 and 255. A period (.) separates these numbers\u200b.<\/p>\n Also, web server enables the hosting providers to manage multiple domains(users) on a single server.<\/p>\n A web host is a company that leases out space on a cluster of servers to empower people to serve their own content & webpages.<\/p>\n In open market there are different types of web servers available. Let’s discuss about the most popular web servers. Apache, IIS, Nginx and LiteSpeed are few of them.<\/p>\n \u200bOne of the most popular web server in the world developed by the Apache Software Foundation. Apache is an open source software which supports almost all operating systems including Linux, Unix, Windows, FreeBSD, Mac OS X and more. About 60% of machines run on Apache Web Server.<\/p>\n Customization of apache web server is easy as it contains a modular structure. It is also an open source which means that you can add your own modules to the server when to require and make modifications that suit your requirements.<\/p>\n It is more stable than any other web servers and is easier to solve administrative issues. It can be install on multiple platforms successfully.<\/p>\n Recent apache releases provide you the feasibility of handling more requests when you compare to its earlier versions.<\/p>\n IIS is a Microsoft product. This server has all the features just like apache. But it is not an open source and more over adding personal modules is not easy and modification becomes a little difficult job.<\/p>\n Microsoft developed this product and they maintains, thus it works with all the windows operating system platforms. Also, they provides good customer support if it had any issues.<\/p>\n \u200bAnother free open source web server is Nginx, it includes IMAP\/POP3 proxy server. Nginx is known for its high performance, stability, simple configuration and low resource usage.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/a><\/span><\/p>\nDifferent types of web servers<\/h2>\n
Apache web server<\/h2>\n
<\/a><\/span><\/p>\nIIS web server<\/h2>\n
<\/a><\/span><\/p>\nNginx web server<\/h2>\n