🌐 Simple HTTP Web Server

A lightweight HTTP web server built in C++ that serves static HTML pages and handles GET/POST requests.

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🧠 Overview

Simple HTTP Web Server is a minimal yet functional web server implemented in C++.
It demonstrates how web servers process HTTP requests and responses, handle client connections, and serve static HTML content.

Developed by Muzzamil (23k-2023) and Zain (23k-2038), this project provides hands-on experience in understanding server-client architecture, HTTP protocols, and web communication.

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⚙️ Features

• 🧩 Serves static HTML pages from the /pages directory
• 📬 Supports HTTP GET and POST requests
• 🗂️ Uses users.txt to store form submissions (like registration data)
• ❌ Custom 404 Error Page for missing routes
• ⚡ Lightweight & efficient, perfect for learning the basics of web servers

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📁 Project Structure

  SimpleHttpServer/
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  ├── server.cpp           # Main C++ server code
  ├── users.txt            # Stores user data from forms
  ├── pages/               # Folder containing served web pages
  │   ├── 404.html         # Not found page
  │   ├── info.html        # Info / sample page
  │   ├── login.html       # Login form
  │   ├── register.html    # Registration form
  │   ├── thankyou.html    # Confirmation after form submission
  │   └── style.css        # Common page styling

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🚀 Getting Started

🧰 Prerequisites

Make sure you have the following installed:

• C++ Compiler (e.g., g++, clang++)
• Terminal or Command Prompt

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▶️ Run Instructions

1. Clone this repository

   git clone https://github.com/<your-username>/SimpleHttpServer.git
   cd SimpleHttpServer
   

2. Compile the server

   g++ server.cpp -o server
   
   

3. Run the server

   ./server
   
   

4. Open in your browser

   http://localhost:8080
   
   
   

🌍 Available Pages

Page	Description
login.html	User login interface
register.html	New user registration page
thankyou.html	Confirmation page after registration
info.html	General information page
404.html	Error page for invalid routes

🧠 Learning Outcomes Through this project, we explored:

-Fundamentals of HTTP protocols (GET/POST) -Basics of web server architecture -How to handle client-server communication -Implementing simple data persistence -Serving static web content using C++

👨‍💻 Contributors

Name	Roll No	Role
Muzzamil	23k-2023	GET request handling, setup & optimization
Zain	23k-2038	POST handling, HTML integration, testing & debugging

📚 References MDN – HTTP Overview, Flask Docs, Spring Boot Docs, Node.js Docs