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Foil 37 Three-Tier Web Architecture

From Introduction to Architecture of World Wide Web CPS406/606 -- Fall Semester 98. by Nancy J. McCracken
For most major web applications, the web server layer is just the "middleware" to support access to applications.
Databases
Parallel Compute Server
Application
Server
Server with CGI interface translates and directs requests for services
Browser
(client)
May require secure connection

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