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  2. What is a web server? - Learn web development | MDN - MDN Web...

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    A web server connects to the Internet and supports physical data interchange with other devices connected to the web. On the software side, a web server includes several parts that control how web users access hosted files. At a minimum, this is an HTTP server.

  3. Web server - Wikipedia

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    A web server is computer software and underlying hardware that accepts requests via HTTP (the network protocol created to distribute web content) or its secure variant HTTPS.

  4. What Is a Web Server and How It Works (2024) - Hostinger

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    A web server connects your website to the internet. It consists of hardware and software, each playing a distinct role in processing files. The primary function of a web server is to host websites, process HTTP requests, and deliver web content to users.

  5. What is a Web Server and How Does it Work? - TechTarget

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    A web server is software and hardware that uses HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) and other protocols to respond to client requests made over the World Wide Web. The main job of a web server is to display website content through storing, processing and delivering webpages to users.

  6. What is a web server - Working and Architecture - GeeksforGeeks

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    A web server is a software application or hardware device that stores, processes, and serves web content to users over the internet. It plays a critical role in the client-server model of the World Wide Web, where clients (typically web browsers) request web pages and resources, and servers respond to these requests by delivering the requested ...

  7. Introduction to Web Servers - DigitalOcean

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    A web server handles requests on the internet through HTTP and HTTPS protocol, and is also called an HTTP server. A web server is distinct from other types of servers in that it specializes in handling these HTTP and HTTPS requests, differentiating itself from application servers (e.g. Gunicorn) and servers for other protocols (i.e. WSGI).

  8. The goal of this project is to provide a secure, efficient and extensible server that provides HTTP services in sync with the current HTTP standards. The Apache HTTP Server ("httpd") was launched in 1995 and it has been the most popular web server on the Internet since April 1996.

  9. A web server is a computer system that stores and serves files for a website. Every website you've ever visited is hosted on a web server. When you type in a web address like www.example.com, your computer contacts the example.com server and requests the webpage stored there.

  10. What Is a Web Server? - Webopedia

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    Web servers are computers that store website data, and deliver web pages to internet users. They are an essential component of HTTP, the underlying protocol of the internet. They require both hardware and software elements to work.

  11. What is a web server, and how does it work in 2024? - Liquid Web

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    A web server’s three main elements are hardware, operating system software, and web server software. The hardware stores data and connects to the internet to exchange data while the software uses an HTTP server to process client’s requests.