Macromedia® DreamWeaver® MX Unleashed By Matthew Pizzi, Zak Ruvalcaba
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Chapter 17. Web Application Preparation
Now that you understand the basic structure behind a Web application, it's time to set one up. If you have a lot of experience with Web design, you know that running a development Web server is crucial to success. Having a development Web server running on your own machine means that you can test your designs before posting them to a live environment.
If your design experience has been limited, you may never have had to set up your own Web server. Don't worry, it's not that scary.
A Web application requires two major components to run properly:
A Web server
An application server
The Web server responds to all requests that are made of it by visitors using Web browsers. The application server handles all dynamic requests and connects to a data source. You can think of the application server as middleware plus database.
First, I'll walk you through setting up a Web server; then you'll go through the process of setting up an application server.