HTTP server

World-Wide Web (Or "web server") A server process running

at a web site which sends out web pages in response to

HTTP requests from remote browsers.

If one site runs more than one server they must use different

port numbers. Alternatively, several hostnames may be

mapped to the same computer in which case they are known as

"virtual servers".

Apache and NCSA HTTPd are two popular web servers.

There are many others including some for practically every

platform. Servers differ mostly in the "server-side"

features they offer such as server-side include, and in

their authentication and access control mechanisms. All

decent servers support CGI and most have some binary API

as well.

(1997-02-05)