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Server software is the half of the client-server model that accepts network requests and returns a standardized response according to the protocol being used. An HTTP (or Web) server is the most familiar of these, although anytime you send or receive email, upload a file, chat, or use any other number of Internet services, you are using the same software model.

Despite the iconic image above, a server is not hardware. It is an application, or daemon, that resides in memory and waits for requests on a socket, which is the combination of a protocol and an IP address on a particular port..

Some software, for instance a RDBMS such as MySQL, acts as both a server and a client. The records that make up the resource listings in this application are stored in a database and I am using client calls to extract them from a database, which also resides on this host. If the DB where located on a remote host, then we would be back to the original definition of the client-server model.

Updated: Wednesday, October 29th, 2008 @ 1:53 AM EDT

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• 1.Web Server Survey

  Monthly statistics on the top HTTP servers in use on the Web. Take a wild guess who rules the market. [263]

  ★★★★☆
  URI:http://news.netcraft.com/archives/web_server_survey.html
  Author:
  Netcraft
  [2]
  Reviewed:Friday, April 15th, 2005 @ 10:12 PM EDT
  by:
  Douglas Clifton
  
  Web Server Survey httpserverswebweb server
   

• 2.Nginx

  A free, open-source, high-performance HTTP server and reverse proxy, as well as an IMAP/POP3 proxy server. Nginx is known for its stability, rich feature set, simple configuration, and low resource consumption. [1767]

  ★★★★☆
  URI:http://wiki.codemongers.com/Main
  Author:
  Igor Sysoev
  [1]
  Reviewed:Monday, October 20th, 2008 @ 12:03 AM EDT
  by:
  Douglas Clifton
  
  Nginx httpopen-sourceperformanceproxyserverswebweb server
   

• 3.Project Honey Pot

  If you are a Web site owner, and are on a dedicated host or otherwise have enough control over the server to install some custom software, you can contribute to the fight against spammers, and the harvesting robots they use to collect email addresses. [1519]

  ★★★★☆
  URI:http://www.projecthoneypot.org/
  Author:
  Unspam LLC
  [1]
  Reviewed:Sunday, August 28th, 2005 @ 12:46 AM EDT
  by:
  Douglas Clifton
  
  Project Honey Pot emailserversspam
   

• 4.Server Loads Explained

  It doesn't make much sense having a name like loadaverageZero without a resource describing what it means. It conceptual terms, it means maximizing the performance from the host. This tutorial explains what it means in terms of processes and CPU usage. [1414]

  ★★★★☆
  URI:http://crucialparadigm.com/resources/tutorials/server-administration/...
  Author:
  Crucial Paradigm
  [1]
  Reviewed:Sunday, July 17th, 2005 @ 1:20 PM EDT
  by:
  Douglas Clifton
  
  Server Loads Explained performanceserverssysadmintutorialweb server
   

• 5.lighttpd

  An optimized HTTP Web server built for low memory consumption and speed, yet still has many features. If you don't need all the power of Apache, this might be the way to go. Runs PHP as FastCGI, rather than the preforked model that Apache uses. [1350]

  ★★★★☆
  URI:http://lighttpd.net/
  Author:
  Jan Kneschke
  [1]
  Reviewed:Tuesday, June 28th, 2005 @ 9:29 PM EDT
  by:
  Douglas Clifton
  
  lighttpd apachehttpperformancephpserverswebweb server
   

• 6.httperf

  If you use the Apache HTTP server benchmarking (ab) tool to stress test your server by simulating high load conditions, you may want check out the HP httperf performance testing tool. It supports HTTP/1.1 and SSL, and is written in portable C. [1335]

  ★★★★☆
  URI:http://hpl.hp.com/research/linux/httperf/
  Author:
  HP Labs
  [1]
  Reviewed:Saturday, June 25th, 2005 @ 9:17 PM EDT
  by:
  Douglas Clifton
  
  httperf apachehttpperformanceweb server
   

• 7.Netcraft Toolbar

  Now available as a Mozilla Firefox extension, the toolbar allows you to see the hosting location, country, longevity, popularity, and an abstracted risk rating for each site visited. Help protect the Internet community by reporting phishing hosts! [1257]

  ★★★★☆
  URI:http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2005/05/24/firefox_version_of_netcr...
  Author:
  Netcraft
  [2]
  Reviewed:Wednesday, June 1st, 2005 @ 2:44 PM EDT
  by:
  Douglas Clifton
  
  Netcraft Toolbar extensionfirefoxsecurityserverstoolbarweb server
   

• 8.An Introduction to Socket Programming

  For Unix application programmers who want to develop client/server applications using TCP/IP. UDP and Berkeley sockets are also discussed. Put your geek hat on. [1023]

  ★★★★☆
  URI:http://www.uwo.ca/its/doc/courses/notes/socket/
  Author:
  Reg Quinton
  [1]
  Reviewed:Tuesday, April 19th, 2005 @ 11:32 PM EDT
  by:
  Douglas Clifton
  
  An Introduction to Socket Programming client-serverprogrammingtcpunix
   

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