This repository contains the code of a simple HTTP server written in C as an exercise. As such, I deem it unsuitable for anything other than educational purposes and I take no responsibility for any damage done as a result of using this software.
This server implements GET, POST, PUT, DELETE and HEAD (while not strictly adhering to the specification).
By using these methods, it allows to retrieve, upload and delete documents respectively.
The Keep-Alive mode of communication is (not yet) supported.
To compile the server, simply run make and you'll find the binary under bin/dumbhttpd.
In order to start the server, run ./bin/dumbhttpd <port> <root directory>.
- http-status-codes-cpp - the header file containing status codes comes from there.
- RFC2616 - a rather lengthy document describing the ins and outs of HTTP/1.1.