Webserv: A HTTP Server in C++ 98

In this project, we implemented a HTTP server in C++ 98, designed to serve static websites, handle GET, POST and DELETE methods, manage uploads from clients and provide CGI support for php and python scripts. Of course, the server is non-blocking and compatible with at least Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. This website is hosted by this project.

Getting started (linux):

git clone https://github.com/tgrasset/webserv.git
cd webserv
./webserv <path/to/config/file(optional)>

Configuration:

Examples of configuration files can be found in the ./configs folder.
The program can be launched with several servers listening on different ports so you can have several server{} blocks in the configuration file.
Here are some elements that can be defined for each server :

• host : the IP address of the server
• listen : the listening port
• root : the root directory of the server
• index : the page served if the root directory is requested by the client
• client_max_body_size : the maximum length in bytes of a request's body
• error_page: path of optional custom error pages for any http status code
• server_name : this field is only used to differentate 2 servers listening on the same IP/port pair

Each server{} block can include any number of location{} blocks associated to a specific route where some particular behaviours can be defined with the following keywords:

• allow_methods : lists the methods authorized for this route (GET, POST and DELETE)
• index : an index can be specified for any route and not just for the server
• autoindex : if no index page is provided, the server will generate an overview of the route's filesystem similar to the ls command in a shell context
• upload_dir : the directory where clients' uploaded file will be saved
• return : followed by a status code and a route, this keyword is for redirections

Acknowledgements

This project was made with my teammates mbocquel and tgrasset at 42school.