Introduction: Environment

Your WebSphere® Application Server product environment includes web server plug-ins, WebSphere Application Server variables, and other data objects. Configure values for settings in these categories using the Environment section of the administrative console.

Web servers

In the WebSphere Application Server product, an application server works with a web server to handle requests for web applications. The application server and web server communicate using a WebSphere HTTP plug-in for the web server.

For more information, refer to Introduction: Web servers.

Variables

Variables come in many varieties. They are used to control settings and properties relating to the server environment. The three main types of variables that are important for you to understand are environment variables, WebSphere variables, and custom properties.

For more information, refer to Introduction: Variables.




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