Apache is the most popular web server, powering over half of all websites. It is an open-source software developed by the Apache Software Foundation to be deployed across various operating systems like Linux, Unix, and Windows. Some key features of Apache include virtual hosting, large file support, bandwidth throttling, and server-side scripting. The second most popular is Microsoft's IIS web server, which is optimized for Windows environments.

1. WEB SERVER

2. Table of contents Overview Features Virtual hosting Large file support Bandwidth throttling Server-side scripting Path translation Load limits Services Top web servers Apache web server Microsoft web server Protocols used My conclusion

3. Web server It is a computer program It delivers content such as web pages The primary function of a web server is to deliver web pages to clients.

4. Cont… A client, commonly a web browser initiates communication by making a request for a specific resource using HTTP

5. the server responds with the content of that resource

6. Otherwise display error message if unable to do so

7. Cont... It is not always used for serving WWW

8. Also be found embedded in devices such as

9. Printers

10. Routers

11. Web cams

12. Serving a local network

13. Cont.... It is used as a part of a system for monitoring and administrating the device.

14. Common features Virtual hosting

15. Large file support

16. Bandwidth throttling

17. Server-side scripting

18. Virtual hosting It is for hosting multiple

19. domain names using a

20. single IP address.

21. This allows one machine

22. to share its resources such

23. as

24. Memory

25. Processor cycle

26. use its resources more efficiently.

27. Domain name A name that identifies one or more IP addresses.

28. For example the domain name microsoft.com represents about a dozen IP addresses.

29. Domain names are used in URLs to identify particular Web pages.

30. For example, in the URL

31. http://www.pcwebopedia.com/index.html

32. the domain name is pcwebopedia.com.

33. Large file support Large file support to be able to serve files whose size is greater than 2 GB on 32 bit OS

34. .

35. Bandwidth throttling It is to limit the speed of responses in order to not saturate the network

36. Its to be able to serve more clients.