A report on Web server

PC clients communicating via network with a web server serving static content only.
The inside and front of a Dell PowerEdge server, a computer designed to be mounted in a rack mount environment. It is often used as a web server.
Multiple web servers may be used for a high traffic website.
Web server farm with thousands of web servers used for super-high traffic websites.
ADSL modem running an embedded web server serving dynamic web pages used for modem configuration.
First web proposal (1989) evaluated as "vague but exciting..."
The world's first web server, a NeXT Computer workstation with Ethernet, 1990. The case label reads: "This machine is a server. DO NOT POWER IT DOWN!!"
Sun's Cobalt Qube 3 – a computer server appliance (2002, discontinued)
PC clients connected to a web server via Internet
PC clients communicating via network with a web server serving static and dynamic content.
Directory listing dynamically generated by a web server.
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Market share of all sites for most popular web servers 2005–2021
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Market share of all sites for most popular web servers 1995–2005

Computer software and underlying hardware that accepts requests via HTTP or its secure variant HTTPS.

- Web server
PC clients communicating via network with a web server serving static content only.

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An SQL select statement and its result

Database

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Organized collection of data stored and accessed electronically.

Organized collection of data stored and accessed electronically.

An SQL select statement and its result
Basic structure of navigational CODASYL database model
In the relational model, records are "linked" using virtual keys not stored in the database but defined as needed between the data contained in the records.
Collage of five types of database models
Traditional view of data

This evolved into a multitier architecture incorporating application servers and web servers with the end user interface via a web browser with the database only directly connected to the adjacent tier.

www.wikipedia.org, the index of Wikipedia, a multilingual online encyclopedia. Here the website's home page offers many different languages.

Web server directory index

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www.wikipedia.org, the index of Wikipedia, a multilingual online encyclopedia. Here the website's home page offers many different languages.

When an HTTP client (generally a web browser) requests a URL that points to a directory structure instead of an actual web page within the directory structure, the web server will generally serve a default page, which is often referred to as a main or "index" page.

Common Log Format

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For computer log management, the Common Log Format, also known as the NCSA Common log format, (after NCSA HTTPd) is a standardized text file format used by web servers when generating server log files.

Diagram of a DDoS attack. Note how multiple computers are attacking a single computer

Denial-of-service attack

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Cyber-attack in which the perpetrator seeks to make a machine or network resource unavailable to its intended users by temporarily or indefinitely disrupting services of a host connected to a network.

Cyber-attack in which the perpetrator seeks to make a machine or network resource unavailable to its intended users by temporarily or indefinitely disrupting services of a host connected to a network.

Diagram of a DDoS attack. Note how multiple computers are attacking a single computer
Numerous websites offering tools to conduct a DDoS attack were seized by the FBI under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.

Criminal perpetrators of DoS attacks often target sites or services hosted on high-profile web servers such as banks or credit card payment gateways.

Web log analysis software

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Web log analysis software (also called a web log analyzer) is a kind of web analytics software that parses a server log file from a web server, and based on the values contained in the log file, derives indicators about when, how, and by whom a web server is visited.

(Left) Single server distribution (Right) CDN scheme of distribution

Content delivery network

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Geographically distributed network of proxy servers and their data centers.

Geographically distributed network of proxy servers and their data centers.

(Left) Single server distribution (Right) CDN scheme of distribution
(Left) Single server distribution (Right) CDN scheme of distribution

Traffic arriving at the switch is then directed to one of the real web servers attached to the switch.

Bots are very commonly used on social media. A user may not be aware that they are interacting with a bot.

Internet bot

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Software application that runs automated tasks over the Internet, usually with the intent to emulate human activity on the Internet, such as messaging, on a large scale.

Software application that runs automated tasks over the Internet, usually with the intent to emulate human activity on the Internet, such as messaging, on a large scale.

Bots are very commonly used on social media. A user may not be aware that they are interacting with a bot.

An Internet bot plays the client role in a client–server model whereas the server role is usually played by web servers.

An embedded system on a plug-in card with processor, memory, power supply, and external interfaces

Embedded system

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Computer system—a combination of a computer processor, computer memory, and input/output peripheral devices—that has a dedicated function within a larger mechanical or electronic system.

Computer system—a combination of a computer processor, computer memory, and input/output peripheral devices—that has a dedicated function within a larger mechanical or electronic system.

An embedded system on a plug-in card with processor, memory, power supply, and external interfaces
Embedded Computer Sub-Assembly for Accupoll Electronic Voting Machine
e-con Systems eSOM270 & eSOM300 Computer on Modules
Embedded system text user interface using MicroVGA
A close-up of the SMSC LAN91C110 (SMSC 91x) chip, an embedded Ethernet chip

They permit re-use of publicly available code for device drivers, web servers, firewalls, and other code.

The Wikimedia 404 message

HTTP 404

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Hypertext transfer protocol standard response code, to indicate that the browser was able to communicate with a given server, but the server could not find what was requested.

Hypertext transfer protocol standard response code, to indicate that the browser was able to communicate with a given server, but the server could not find what was requested.

The Wikimedia 404 message

Web servers can typically be configured to display a customised 404 error page, including a more natural description, the parent site's branding, and sometimes a site map, a search form or 404-page widget.

Web server benchmarking

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Web server benchmarking is the process of estimating a web server performance in order to find if the server can serve sufficiently high workload.