Implementing a Simple HTTP Server in C Language

A teaching project, a simple HTTP server implemented in C language.

github.com/mustafa-khann/http-server

The project will be built from scratch, aiming to understand the principles of web servers and the HTTP protocol.

Currently still in serialization,

✨ The first phase aims to implement:

Single-threaded HTTP/1.1 server – handling one request at a time

Support for GET requests – serving static files and handling routing

Static file service – serving HTML files from the public/ directory

Basic routing – automatically routing / to index.html

Error handling – custom 404 and 500 error pages

Request logging – color-coded console output and file logging

Security features – directory traversal protection

Configurable port – command line port specification

Graceful shutdown – handling SIGINT and SIGTERM signals

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Implementing a Simple HTTP Server in C Language

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