Overview of Web Servers and Tomcat
masterA Web Server is a software component that handles requests from clients (usually via HTTP) and serves web resources.
Tomcat is a widely used Java Web server. It is specifically designed to run Java-based web applications (Servlets, JSP, etc.). The manual covers:
- What a server does and its role in Java Web development.
- How to download and configure Tomcat.
- The relationship between Tomcat and web resources (static vs. dynamic).
- The internal directory structure of Tomcat.