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What is a Web Server?

A web server stores, processes, and serves web pages to users over the internet. It acts as a bridge between your website and the users trying to access it.

Which are the Popular Web Servers?

WebserverSupported OS
IISAll Microsoft Operating System
Apache HTTP Server1. CentOS, RHEL, Ubuntu, SuSE Linux, Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora etc. 2. Windows server OS with XAMPP/WAMP installed.
LiteSpeedCloudLinux OS, CentOS 5 and up, Ubuntu 8.04 and up, Debian 4 and up, FreeBSD 4.5 and up, MacOSX 10.3 and up, Solaris: Sun0S 5.8 and up
NginxAlpine Linux 3.10 to 3.12, Amazon Linux (2018.03+), Amazon Linux 2 LTS, CentOS 7.4+, 8.0+, Debian 9 and 10, FreeBSD 11.4+ and 12.1+, Oracle Linux 7.4+, RHEL 7.4 to 8.+, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12, 15, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS to 20.04
CaddyLinux, Unix, Windows, macOS
Tomcat (Apache)Linux, Unix, Windows, macOS, BSD
CherokeeLinux, Unix, BSD, macOS
OpenLiteSpeedLinux, FreeBSD, macOS, Windows
LighttpdLinux, Unix, BSD, macOS

What is the Difference Between a Web Server and a Web Host?

AspectWeb ServerWeb Host
DefinitionSoftware or hardware that delivers web content to usersService provider that offers storage and resources for your website
FunctionProcesses requests for web pages and sends files to users' browsersProvides the infrastructure to store your website's files and make it accessible online
ExamplesApache, Nginx, Microsoft IIS (software)AccuWeb Hosting, Bluehost, HostGator (service providers)
RolesDelivers the actual content of your websiteHosts and stores your website on a server
LocationIt can be installed on a server or a dedicated machineA company rents out server space for your website
PurposeMakes your website’s files accessible to visitorsProvides the resources (server space, bandwidth) for your website to function online

How does the webserver work?

  • It's a computer machine with a role installed for web service. Webservers hold the website components such as HTML pages, images, CSS stylesheets, JS (javascript) files, etc.
  • When an end-user searches a website on the web-browser, it connects the webserver through the internet using DNS. After receiving the request, the webserver will deliver the webpage to the web browser. It's called the HTTP response. If the page is not there, it will give an error 404 Page not found.
  • Nowadays, people use the HTTPS protocol for end-to-end encryption of their data. It is a must to have an SSL Certificate installed on your website to use the HTTPS protocol. Looking for SSL Certificate? Get SSL Now.
FAQ

Frequently Ask Questions

Check out various FAQs on our Network Speed Test Tools.

Webserver uses HTTP and HTTPS protocol to serve the web-content to the end-user.

Yes, you can. You first need to install xampp/wamp, which is an open-source, cross-platform web server solution.

We recommend the LiteSpeed webserver, which is a drop-in replacement of the Apache webserver. It is faster than the Apache webserver.

No. If clients have hosted a website on a windows machine using xampp, then they will need to manage it on their end. We recommend IIS as a webserver in the windows server.

There are no limitations on the number of websites. However, you will need to consider your server's resources like CPU, RAM, and disk space.

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