C-HTTP

This project is for practicing C, and how to make an HTTP Server from scratch

Installation and Dependecies

• Clone the repo

Installing on Linux (Ubuntu)

• Make sure you have CMake installed, on Ubuntu run the following:

  sudo apt install cmake

Installing on MacOS

• Make sure you have CMake installed, on Mac run the following:

  brew install cmake

This project uses gcc, it hasn't tested on any other compiler

Running

Run on your terminal the following:

chmod +x build.sh

and finally to build and run the server

./build.sh -r 

if you only want to build without running;

./build.sh

You'll be received with the following:

TODO

• Add dynamic memory allocation on request body buffer.

• Add json parser.

Expected features

• Mounts a server onto a selected port via sockets.

• Can return all HTTP status codes and definitions defined on HTTP 1.1.

• Responds with buffer.

• Dynamic routing

• Matches the requested path with a defined path.

• Allows for query and url parameters.

• Easy route definition with function handlers and HTTP methods.