Webserv is a project developed as part of the curriculum at 42 School. It is a basic HTTP server implementation that supports static and dynamic content, and handles GET POST and DELETE requests.
- HTTP/1.1 protocol implementation
- Support for GET POST and DELETE requests
- Configurable server behavior through a configuration file
- Support for serving static files
- Dynamic content generation with CGI scripts
- Response codes and headers handling
- Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/your-username/webserv.git
- Change into the project directory:
cd webserv
- Compile the project:
make
To start the server, run the following command:
./webserv <config-file>
Replace <config-file> with the path to your configuration file.
The server behavior can be configured using a configuration file in a format based on nginx conf file.
Basic Example
server {
server_name pigafetta.com;
listen 127.0.0.1:1234;
root /var/www/html;
location / {
autoindex on;
}
}
Full Example
server {
location /default {
}
}
server {
server_name antonio pigafetta;
client_max_body_size 20;
return 200 /200.html;
root /asd;
index 1.htm 2.htm 3.htm;
listen 127.0.0.2:6660;
location /DEL {
allow_methods DELETE;
}
}
server {
server_name yoda.com;
root /var/www/example.com;
listen 1.1.2.2:89;
listen 8.8.8.8:88;
index 1.htm 2.htm 3.htm;
error_page 404 /404.html;
return 500 /500.html;
client_max_body_size 100;
location /loc1 {
allow_methods POST;
client_max_body_size 0;
root /var/www/example1.com;
index 1.htm 2.htm 3.htm;
return 303 /303.html;
autoindex on;
cgi .py /usr/bin/python3;
}
location /loc2 {
allow_methods GET POST;
client_max_body_size 555;
root /var/www/example2.com;
index 1.htm 2.htm 3.htm;
return 400 /400.html;
autoindex off;
}
}
server: Configuration for a virtual server.server_name: The domain name or names associated with this particular server block, allowing it to respond to requests for those names.root: The absolute filesystem path to the directory that will be considered the root directory for serving files.listen: Defines the IP address and port number on which the server will listen for incoming connections.index: Specifies the default files to serve when a directory is requested.error_page: Specifies a file for which custom error pages should be displayed.return: Provides the ability to specify different HTTP response codes and associated content for specific paths.client_max_body_size: Sets the maximum allowed size for a client request body.location: Allows configuration based on the request path, enabling fine-grained control over how requests are handled.allow_methods: Specifies the HTTP methods allowed for a particular location.autoindex: Enables or disables directory listing if an index file is not found.upload_store: Defines the directory where uploaded files are stored.cgi: Defines the extension for gci file and the location of the cgi binary.