HTTP Server

A simple HTTP server written in C using UNIX sockets. Supports GET and HEAD requests.

Instructions

1. Install make.

2. Clone this repository using this command:

   git clone https://github.com/ketanhwr/http-server.git
   

3. Run make:

   make
   

4. Run the server:

   [sudo] ./http-server
   

5. Open your web browser and head on to

   localhost:10000
   

Features

• Supports GET and HEAD requests.
• Looks for the file index.html in the current directory and serves it if found.
• Returns Status Codes 200 (OK), 400 (Bad Request) and 404 (Not Found)

TODOs

• Serving multiple clients at once using multi-threading.
• Adding option to change ROOT directory and PORT number by passing them as arguments.
• Show image files (.jpg/.png) files as well when opened.