Take the 2-minute tour ×  I currently have Apache httpd running
on a production Ubuntu VPS server. I write php scripts.  I'm
interested in learning Java and I was wondering how I would go
about writing some server-side Java to work on my current set-
up.  How are Apache Tomcat and Apache HTTP Server related to
each other?  Can Tomcat be a module of httpd?  Or are they
simply just two very different projects that happen to be
steered by the same organisation (Apache Software Foundation)?
share|improve this question Or are they simply just two very
different projects that happen to be steered by the same
organisation? - They are –  Mchl Jan 8 '11 at 17:48 add comment
1 Answer  up vote 18 down vote accepted  In general, the Apache
HTTP server is just a plain old web server designed to serve
static web pages. There are plenty of modules which can be
installed to enhance Apache's abilities so that it can serve
dynamic webpages using various technologies such as PHP, CGI or
whatever, but the core of Apache is just