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The web server had to communicate through an application server. It wasn't a huge deal, until we got into the discussion about what a database meant to them.
by kemiller2002 8y ago
The web server had to communicate through an application server. It wasn't a huge deal, until we got into the discussion about what a database meant to them. That was painful.
- lowercased 8y agostill having trouble parsing that (not trying to be dumb here, really!) in java, my java app might talk to a connection pool, which then talks the the database. that connection pool could, I'd guess, be in a separate 'application server', no? my 'database and app server separation' thing - never quite got a straight answer on 'why', other than 'security'. except... adding more systems, with more logins, more access rules, more stuff to update/patch/test leads to... more potential for security failure (in my experience).