
44 WebSphere Application Server V8.5 Concepts, Planning, and Design Guide
2.2.4 Web server plug-in
A web server can serve static contents and requests, such as HTML pages. However, when a
request requires dynamic content, such as JSP or servlet processing, it must be forwarded to
WebSphere Application Server for handling. The
web server plug-in is used to route requests
to one of multiple application servers, as illustrated in Figure 2-19.
Figure 2-19 Web server plug-in and plug-in configuration file concept
The plug-in is included with all WebSphere Application Server packages for installation on a
web server. The plug-in uses the plug-in configur ...