/WebServ

A software application that can be accessed and interacted with over the internet using standardized protocols and interfaces .

Primary LanguageC++MIT LicenseMIT

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Description ✨🌐

A web service is a software program that offers specific functionalities over the internet, like a self-service machine accessible by other programs.

Functionality

Acts as an intermediary between clients and web server

Listens for incoming HTTP requests from clients, interprets them, and takes appropriate actions.

Features ✨

Network and Protocol Support 🌐

  • 💬🔗 TCP/IP: Ensures reliable communication across networks.
  • 🔄🔀 epoll (or similar): Enables efficient handling of multiple concurrent connections, improving scalability and performance.

HTTP Methods 📡

  • 📨 GET: Retrieves resources from the server.
  • 📝 POST: Submits data to the server for creation or updates.
  • 🗑️ DELETE: Requests removal of resources from the server.

Dynamic Content Generation 💡

*⚙️ CGI: Integrates with external programs for dynamic content generation, providing flexibility for interactive web pages.

Static Content Serving📦

*✔️ Delivers static resources (HTML, images, CSS, JavaScript) efficiently.

Setup 🛠️

Usage 🚀

Run the following to make the project

make

After making the project you can then run the program as follow

./webserv <optional config file>

Project layout 📁

├─ Makefile    			
├─ include/
├─ lib/
├─ config/      	
├─ src/
└─ LICESNE

Resources 📚

🔗 Simple http server

🔗 Simple server using C++

🔗 Web programing

🔗 None bloking I/O

🔗 Nginx http core conf

License 📃

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.