Socket Programming Projects

A collection of socket-based applications showcasing the fundamentals of network communication. This repository contains the following two projects:

1. Webserver: A lightweight web server built in C to serve static web pages.
2. Chat Application: A real-time chat application implemented in C using sockets for client-server communication.

Note

Both the application has multithreading implemented for multi user access and handle multiple connections.

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Table of Contents

• Webserver
  • Features
  • Usage
• Chat Application
  • Features
  • Usage
• Project Structure
• Setup Instructions
• Contributing
• License

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Webserver

Features

• Serves static HTML files to clients over HTTP.
• Handles basic HTTP GET and POST requests.
• Multithreaded to handle multiple client requests simultaneously.
• Simple to configure and run.

Usage

1. Compile the webserver:

   gcc webserver.c -o webserver

2. Run the server:

   ./webserver

3. Access the server via a browser or a tool like postman:

   http://localhost:<port>
   

Tip

Use -lpthread if you get hit with a warning that pthread is undefined

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Chat Application

Features

• Real-time, text-based messaging between multiple clients.
• Server handles concurrent clients using threads.
• Lightweight and efficient implementation using low level C sockets.

Demo

Usage

1. Compile both server and client:

   gcc server.c -o server

   gcc client.c -o client

2. Start up the server by just:

   ./server

3. Start the client with whatever PORT that isn't busy:

   ./client <port-numeber>

4. Create multiple clients in different windows to access multiple chat clients.

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Project Structure

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├── webserver/
│   ├── webserver.c        
│   ├── index.html        
│   └── webserver           
├── chatapp/
│   ├── server.c
│   ├── server    
│   ├── client.c    
│   └── client           
└── README.md               

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Setup Instructions

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/socket-programming-projects.git
   cd socket-programming-projects

2. Follow the instructions in the Webserver and Chat Application sections to run the projects.

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Contributing

Contributions are welcome! To contribute:

1. Fork this repository.
2. Create a feature branch:

   git checkout -b feature/your-feature-name

3. Commit your changes:

   git commit -m "Add your feature description"

4. Push to your branch:

   git push origin feature/your-feature-name

5. Open a pull request.

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Author

Developed by Bhavya Gupta (aka Gamin8ing).