Overview

This project implements a simple database client-server application using C. The server handles multiple clients concurrently, processing PUT and GET requests to store and retrieve data.

Files

• dbserver.c: Server implementation.

• dbclient.c: Client implementation.

• Makefile: Build instructions.

• msg.h: Header file containing message definitions and structures.

• common_threads.h: Header file containing threading utilities.

Features

• Multithreading on the server to handle multiple clients concurrently.
• Client-server communication using sockets.
• Database operations: PUT to store data and GET to retrieve data.

Build Instructions

To compile the server and client, use the provided Makefile:

make

This will generate the dbserver and dbclient executables.

Usage

Start the server:

./dbserver <port>

Replace with the desired port number.

Start the client:

./dbclient <server_ip> <port>

Replace <server_ip> with the server's IP address and with the server's port number.

The client supports the following commands:

PUT <key> <value>

Store the value with the specified key.

GET <key>

Retrieve the value associated with the specified key.