Tiny HTTPd

tinyhttpd is a relatively simple webserver I wrote for a school project. While exceedingly simple, tinyhttpd is threaded and handles basic CGI scripts! This is an educational tool to demonstrate the concepts behind http.

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GNU General Public License version 2.0 (GPLv2)

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mylyed Posted 2015-03-24

it's f***ing good!!
arthurbruin Posted 2014-10-30

item perfect！
ubuntu-nathan Posted 2012-10-15

Just the core, and it works. Awesome project, also great if you want to read the code to study more about networking.

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Operating Systems

BSD, Linux, Solaris

Languages

English

Intended Audience

Developers, System Administrators

User Interface

Non-interactive (Daemon)

Programming Language

Related Categories

C HTTP Servers

Registered

2001-03-31

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