The document discusses different types of web servers. It explains that a web server is a program that uses HTTP to serve web pages in response to user requests. It then describes some major web server types: Apache, which is open source and runs on many operating systems and has about 60% market share; IIS, which is Microsoft's proprietary web server that runs on Windows; Nginx, an open-source alternative to Apache known for performance; and Sun Java System Web Server, suitable for medium and large sites but not open source.

1. SHAHEED BENAZIR BHUTTO
UNIVERSITY
SHAHEED BENAZIRABAD
SUBJECT
PAKISTAN STUDY
Topic
EDUCATION
Presented by
AVINASH 19-Bs ( IT )-093
WEB SERVER

2. CONTENT
WEB SERVER
History of web server
Types of web server
Apache web server
IIS web server
Nginx
Sun java system web server
Web server developers: Market
share of all sites

3. Web server
• A Web server is a program that uses HTTP
(High Text Transfer Protocol) to serve files that
configure web pages in response to users'
requests, which are forwarded by HTTP clients
on their computers.

4. Types of web server
• Apache
• IIS
• Nginx
• Sun java system web server

5. Apache
• The apache Web Server is one of the most
popular web servers developed by the apache
Software Foundation.
• Open Source Software supports almost all
operating systems like Linux, Windows, Unix
FreeBSD, MacOSX and more.
• About 60% of machines run on the apache
Web server.

6. Internet Information Services Web
Server
• Microsoft Product, IIS is a server that offers all
features like apache.
• Since it is not an open source, it is very
difficult to modify personal modules as well.
• It supports all platforms that run the Windows
operating system.

7. Nginx
• Nginx is the next open source web server after
the app.
• It contains the IMAP/POP3 proxy server.
• The key features offered by Nginx are high
performance, stability, simple configuration
and low resource use.

8. Sun Java System Web Server
• This web server of sun micro system is
suitable for medium and large websites.
• Although the server is free, it is not an
open source.
• However, it runs on Windows, Linux and
UNIX platforms.

9. The Sun Java system's web server supports
different web languages, scripts and
technologies that are required for Web 2.0 such
as JSP, Java Servlets, PHP, Perl, Python, Ruby on
Rails, ASP and Coldfusion etc.