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Asked: 2026-05-13T05:56:27+00:00

What is the difference between A Web Server and A Servlet Container? In general

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What is the difference between “A Web Server” and “A Servlet Container”?
In general are all Web Servers Servlet(Web) Containers too or vice versa?

I have been using Apache Tomcat for JSP and Apache for PHP but unable to figure out the exact difference between those two, where exactly lies the difference?

I tried searching previous threads but could not find much.

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    A Servlet Container is a Web Server that must be able to run Java Servlets.

    Web Server, on the other hand, is a broader term including all software running and communicating through HTTP protocol.

    Under these definitions:

    1. All Servlet Containers are Web Servers
    2. Not all Web Servers are Servlet Containers. I.E. Apache HTTP Server can not run Java Servlet directly.
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