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🖥️ C HTTP Server

Welcome to the C HTTP Server repository! This project implements a basic HTTP server in C, following the RFC rules for HTTP. The server supports multiple concurrent requests, has a connection backlog to queue incoming requests, and provides endpoints for file retrieval and file creation using POST requests.

🚀 Features

  • Request Parsing: The server accurately parses HTTP requests and extracts headers and body.
  • RFC Compliance: Responses are formatted according to the HTTP RFC rules.
  • Concurrent Requests: Supports multiple concurrent requests using a connection backlog.
  • Endpoints:
    • File Retrieval: Retrieve the content of a specified file.
    • File Creation: Create a file using a POST request with content in the request body.

📁 Endpoints

GET /files/[filename]

Retrieve the content of the specified file.

Request:

GET /files/yourfile.txt HTTP/1.1

Response:

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: text/plain
Content-Length: [file-size]

[file-content]

POST /files/[filename]

Create a file with the specified content.

Request:

POST /files/yourfile.txt HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: text/plain
Content-Length: [content-length]

[file-content]

Response:

HTTP/1.1 201 Created

🛠️ Usage

To compile and run the server:

gcc -o server server.c
./server

🔧 Configuration

  • Port: The server listens on port 4221 by default. Modify the code if a different port is required.
  • Connection Backlog: The server uses a connection backlog to queue incoming requests. Adjust the backlog size in the code if needed.

📜 Code Overview

  • request_parsing.c: Functions to parse HTTP requests.
  • response_handling.c: Functions to generate HTTP responses.
  • main.c: Main server loop, handling incoming connections and dispatching requests.

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to submit issues, fork the repository, and send pull requests.

📄 License

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

🏷️ Credits

Created by ME