C Project HTTP Server

Overview

A simple HTTP server written in C that serves static files from the project directory. It supports basic routing, error handling, and content-type detection for common file types.

Features

Serves HTML, CSS, JS, images, and other static files Handles root and subdirectory requests (e.g., /, blog) Returns appropriate HTTP status codes (200, 404, 500, etc.) Detects content type based on file extension

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• GCC or Clang (for compiling C code)
• Linux or macOS (uses sendfile; Windows is not supported out of the box) Build

gcc server.c -o server

Run

./server

The server listens on port 8080 by default.

Access Open your browser and go to:

• http://localhost:8080/
• http://localhost:8080/blog