Apache and Tomcat

[Anju sethi]

can anyone explain me the difference between Apache and tomcat

[Kathy Sierra]

Howdy -- Apache is a web server, whose primary responsibility is to respond to HTTP requests (like GET (some file))

But to run servlets/JSPs, you also need a web "container", and that's what Tomcat does. Tomcat supports servlets and JSPs, and is also a very weak web server, but for the real world, you would normally configure Tomcat into the Apache web server as a "plug in". Then the powerful Apache web server accepts the HTTP requests, while using Tomcat to deal with the servlets/JSPs.

So...

Apache alone -- powerful HTTP web server

Tomcat alone -- web container, with a very limited HTTP web server

Apache with Tomcat -- a powerful web server that supports servlets and JSPs

Cheers,
Kathy

[shih mao su]

thinks. the answer is great.
let me understand with apache and tomcat different.