Diffference between Apache & Tomcat

[Ram Bu]

I read online the following differences,

As far as I know, Apache is used for static web pages,
and Tomcat is used for servlets/JSP. You don't really
need Apache since Tomcat also handles html pages, but
Apache does a better job of it.

<li/>For most of the web sites apache is well suited. In addition, with apache
you can build dynamic web sites using CGI scripts or PHP.

<li>Tomcat is dedicated to provide a servlet API and JSP to build web
applications. You can use it alone or bind it with apache.

But, is there any place where I can find more detailed differences between Apache & Tomcat.

Thank you.
R

[Paul Sturrock]

Apache == a community of developers that produce various open source tools and APIs. Find out about them here.

Apache HTTP Server == A web server. Read more about it here.

Apache Tomcat == It is, as you have already found out, a Servlet container. Read more about it here.

[Bear Bibeault]

Originally posted by Ram Bu:
Tomcat also handles html pages, but
Apache does a better job of it.

This is a myth that has not been true for a long time now. Tomcat handles static content just fine.

[Stu Thompson]

Originally posted by Bear Bibeault:


This is a myth that has not been true for a long time now. Tomcat handles static content just fine.

In terms of response performance, yes. (My google for metrics only turned up TC4 vs. httpd 1.3 comparisions.) But features I need for static content (such as URL rewriting, header tweaking, etc.) are just not there in TC. I would also be sceptical about scaling but without any numbers to back it up...well, who knows?