42cursus_webserv

Webserv is a lightweight HTTP/1.1 server written in C++ that supports essential web functionalities, including: Handling GET, POST, and DELETE requests, cookies management, CGIs (Common Gateway Interface) execution and custom configurations via configuration file. It supports the following features:

• Multi-client support using non-blocking I/O
• Static file serving (HTML, CSS, JS, images, etc.)
• Dynamic content execution via CGI scripts
• Request parsing and response generation
• Error handling with custom error pages
• Basic session management via cookies
• Custom configuration for defining virtual hosts, ports, and CGI settings

To see a list of all the possible configurations supported by the project, check out the WIKI.

You can see the subject HERE.

Installing and running the project:

1- Clone this repository

git clone https://github.com/MGuardia10/42cursus_webserv.git

2- Navigate to the new directory and run make

cd 42cursus_webserv
make

3- Start the server, a config file is needed as an argument:

./webserv path/to/config_file

Compiling the Program

Webserv comes with a Makefile that includes the following rules:

• all: compiles the program.
• re: recompiles the program.
• clean: removes obj directory with objects files.
• fclean: removes obj directory with objects files and webserv binary.
• r or run: compiles the program and launchs it with a default configuration file.
• v or valgrind: compiles the program and launchs it with a default configuration file using Valgrind.
• nd or no_debug: compiles the program and launchs it without debug prints.
• siege: compiles the program, launchs it and use siege to stress test the server.