Re: how does an application server works?

"Garg" <sendtogarg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi All,

When i start an server (Lets take tomcat) and i hit a url
http://localhost:8080
then what exactly happen at the server end.

which process take that request and how it service that request.

This is a question asked to me in an interview.

Thanks for help in advance.
Tarun

For a servlet engine I would suggest downloading the servlet specification
and reading that (start at
http://jcp.org/aboutJava/communityprocess/mrel/jsr154/index2.html). I'm
assuming you are not overly concerned with what is going on at the TCP
level.

AHS


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