Very Simple Web Server

A Very Simple Web Server implemented in C

The server has been implemented using TCP sockets. The server when receives a GET request, checks for what page was requested and sends a welcome message when the homepage is accessed. Currently, the server sends 404 Error Not Found for all requests except the homepage.

Server sends a response using TCP with a header and then the content according to the HTTP protocol.

Prerequisites

For running this program, you need the following

gcc - The GNU Compiler Collection
make - The Make utility
A Linux system (should work on any UNIX based systems but is tested on Linux)

Usage

First, clone the repository and change working directory to the cloned repository.

$ git clone github.com/aneeshsharma/VSWSInC
$ cd VSWSInC

To compile the server program, either use gcc or make.

$ make
OR
$ gcc server.c -o server.o

To start the server, run server.o as

$ ./server.o

The server should start on the PORT (default 8080).

Access the homepage from a web browser by opening the URL http://localhost:8080