Simple HTTP Server in C

This project is a basic implementation of an HTTP server in C that listens on a specified port and serves static files from a designated directory. It's designed to run on Windows, leveraging the Winsock2 library for network communication.

Features

• Basic HTTP GET request handling
• Serving static files from a directory
• Responding with 404 Not Found for non-existent resources
• Simple logging of server actions to the console

Prerequisites

To run this server, you'll need:

• A Windows machine
• C compiler (e.g., GCC, Clang, MSVC)
• Winsock2 library (usually available by default on Windows systems)

Compilation

-- To compile the server, you can use a command similar to the following,

gcc main.c -o httpserver -lws2_32

adjusting for your specific compiler and environment: -- This command compiles the main.c file into an executable named httpserver, linking against the Ws2_32.lib library for Winsock2 support.

Running the Server

After compilation, you can start the server with:

./httpserver

By default, the server listens on port 8000 and serves files from the ./src directory relative to where the server was started. Ensure this directory exists and contains the files you wish to serve.

Customization

You can customize the server by modifying the following defines in main.c:

PORT: The port number on which the server listens.
MAXIMUM_REQUEST_SIZE: The maximum size of an HTTP request the server will handle.
ROOT: The root directory from which files are served.

License

This project is open-source and available under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for more details..