My assignment is to implement a multithreaded web server in Java but i have no idea where to start. All we've seen in the lectures is how tcp works,layers etc.but i have no idea about how to implement a web server.
Can you give me a starting point?
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Since you don't give much information just some links to helpful resources:
- http://java.sun.com/developer/technicalArticles/Networking/Webserver/
- http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/teaching/09/371/prj1_webServer.html
- http://drdobbs.com/184410426
- http://beej.us/guide/bgnet/
- http://www.apache.org/
- http://www.lighttpd.net/
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiny_web_servers
- http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616.html
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First of all, you have to make choice about the programming language you want use. Several languages are particulary useful and more adapted for network programming. I thinking about Erlang for example.
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You haven't mention which language should you use. I assumed C/C++.
First, you can look at Boost.Asio library an it's examples. There are two HTTP server examples.
Second, if you need a rough plan on what to do here it is:
- Create socket, bind() it on needed address (0.0.0.0 for example), run listen() on it and get ready to accept() connections.
- After accepting new connection, you can recv() data from it, which would be plain text accorfing to HTTP protocol.
- After determining what client wants you should make up buffer and send() it back.
Exact function names and overall details are dependent on your programming language.
