This is a very basic web server written in C that listens for incoming HTTP requests and serves files from its current directory. It's a demonstration of low-level socket programming in C, handling TCP connections, file I/O, and basic HTTP request parsing.
webserver.mp4
- Listens on port 8080 (hexadecimal
0x901f) for incoming connections. - Parses simple HTTP GET requests.
- Serves files from the server's current directory.
Before running the server, ensure you have a C compiler (such as GCC) installed on your system. This server is designed to run on Unix-like systems such as Linux or macOS.
To compile the server, navigate to the directory containing webserver.c and run the following command:
gcc webserver.c -o webserver