This is a C/C++ implementation of an HTTP Server that serves back a request, time, date, 404 error page to the connecting client.
Currently, sending a browser request to the top level domain, /date, /time, all perform as expected. With a 404 error response sent otherwise.
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Application <- Timestamp
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Server Socket
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HTTPServer
All code is thoroughly commented.
/* Main executed at runtime */
int main(int argc, char ** argv){
// Declare Server and Socket
HTTPserver httpServer;
Socket sock;
try{
// Sets the signals
httpServer.setSignalHandler();
// Create socket
sock.createSocket(argc, argv);
// Start server with Socket object
httpServer.runThreaded(sock);
}
catch (int signal){
// Create signal message and log it
stringstream message;
message << "Signal received: " << strsignal(signal) << " - " << signal << flush;
// Output to console and log
cout << message.str() << endl << flush;
httpServer.logWrite(message.str());
}
catch (exception &e){
// Create Error message
stringstream message;
message << "Fatal Exception: "<< e.what();
// Output to cerr and log
cerr << message.str() << endl << flush;
httpServer.logWrite(message.str());
}
return (0);
}
A makefile is setup. run make command in the directory with the source code
make
make creates HTTPserver program. Looking for port number argument. Try running with port number 4000:
./HTTPserver 4000
You can test the server by either going to your browser and typing one of the following:
http://localhost:4000
http://localhost:4000/date
http://localhost:4000/time
and you should have expected results.
As of 7/9/13
- Use directory functions in
<dirent.h>to add support for custom directories - Load
index.htmby default in any directory we have available to us