Web Server Information

What is Web Server Information?

A web server is a type of computer program on which all web pages are already uploaded. Also, whenever a user searches anything on the web, the webserver reaches the user by searching the searched data in its database, this is what we call a web server. The web server is divided into two parts, first the machine on which the web server is installed, and second the software which acts as the webserver. A computer that sends a web page is called a web server.

Each web server has an IP address and a domain name. For example, if you enter the URL named https://Techniazj.com in your browser. So it sends the request to the server whose domain name is Techniazj.Com. Then extracts the page named and sends it to your browser.

Any computer is converted into a web server. While it has Server Software installed and it is connected to the Internet. Many web server applications have public domain software from NCSA and Apache and there are commercial packages from Microsoft, Netscape, and others.

How does a web server work?

In today's time, if we want any information, then we easily browse in a browser like Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari, etc., but do you know how these search engines and web servers communicate with each other. does | You must have seen that whenever we search anything in Google or any search engine, we get all the information related to it and the rest of the information is not shown.

Example:If you searchedhow to earn money, you will get search results only related to how to earn money and not how to create a Facebook account.

Usually, when we do some search, we get some result show, which is in HTTPS. Then we click on the search result given below, then through that click, a request goes to HTTPS on Google's server from Browser, then from there, it goes to that server, where the data and file of that website are stored. Have a look below to understand better.

Search Any Query In Google > Show Resulted > Click Any Result > Browser Requested In Google Server in Https > and Google Server Requested In Web Server.

When the user sends a request for a web page, the webserver searches for the requested page. If the requested page is found, it sends it to the user with an HTTP response. If the requested web page is not found, the webserver sends an HTTP response such as Error 404! And if the user requests something else on the web pages, then the webserver connects it to the application server or data store in the form of HTTP.

Types of Web Servers

• Apache Web Server
• Internet Information Services
• Nginx Web Server
• Light Speed ​​Web Server

What is an Apache webserver?

Apache Web Server is one of the most famous web servers in the world. Which is made by the Apache Software Foundation. Apache Web Server supports about 60% of the world's operating system machines. Like UNIX, Windows, FreeBSD, Mac OS X, Apache Web Server is an open-source server, which means that you can add anything to it and modify it according to your own.

Internet Information Services webserver?

Internet Information Services Web Server is a product of Microsoft, which works exactly like Apache. In addition, you get all the features that are available on the Apache webserver. But it is not an open-source server. You cannot change it according to your own accord and if you still do it then it can be a bit difficult. Internet Information Services Web Server usually works in only a few systems, such as the Windows operating system.

What is Nginx Web Server?

Nginx Web Server is an open server. Which works like Apache Server. It also includes IMAP/POP3 Proxy Server. Nginx Server is generally known for High Performance, Stability, Simple Configuration, and Low Resources. This server does not use a thread to serve the requested data. Rather there is a more Scalable Event-Driven Architecture that uses a small and predictable amount of memory under load. According to the data, this server is becoming more popular in today's time, and probably because of this reason, 7.5% of the world's domain names are hosting.

What is Light Speed ​​Web Server?

From the name of Light Speed ​​Web Server, it seems that this server will be a much faster server than all other servers. This is a very high-performance and Apache Drop-In Replacement Server. Also, it is the 4th popular web server in the world and also commercial.

Characteristics of Web Server

HTTP

Each web server connects to HTTP from its client. (HTTP) takes instructions and returns the same instruction. HTTP. There is a type of protocol, whose full name is HyperText Transfer Protocol. Mainly the instructions that the web server returns are in HTML but in addition, the webserver can also send documents, images, photos, videos, etc. If the client has requested something that the webserver does not have, the webserver will send an error message to its client.

Logging

Each web server keeps information related to each of its clients in its weblog, which contains the IP of the client, the information requested by it, etc. These data are very useful for the owner of the webserver i.e. the webmaster. These two features are necessary for any web server, but apart from this, there are some other features in the web server, which are found in almost all the web servers but the way of using them may be different in each server.

Secure HTTP HTTPS That is, HTTPS usually

: allows any web service client to connect to its port 80 only. But for security, SSL is installed in the webserver. Or there is TSL support which connects the client to the web server's port 443.

Authentication:

You can also verify your client through a web server i.e. you can take or give instructions to clients you have verified by any verification method. Such as username and password. You can do this for only selected content or the entire content of your web server.

Compression:

Sometimes your clients ask for some content placed on your web server, whose size is very large, in such a situation, to save bandwidth, the webserver compresses that content and converts it into a smaller size.

Virtual Hosting:

Most web servers provide the facility of virtual hosting. Virtual hosting is one in which multiple sites are installed on a web server with the same IP address.

Most web servers are capable of sending both static content and dynamic content. Static content Content that is predetermined such as information about a company or a document. Dynamic content is content that changes depending on the client, over time, or otherwise.

For example, if I want to see the news of my city only, then I will see only the news of my city.

There is a lot of software available for web servers these days, such as Microsoft's I.I. S. (Microsoft IIS), Apache, Google's GFE (GFE by Google), Netscape, etc. Some of these are commercial software and some are free. Apache is free and open software and on many sites on the internet, it is installed on this.