Objective of this assignment

• Build up on previous assignment
• Learn how to write general purpose servers like htttpd?
• You write a real server. NO client. The client is a web browser.
• Form processing

The task: Write an http daemon in Java or C++.

• The project is in three parts.
• Part I: respond to a client request (from Netscape) in the form of a standard URL:
• Part II: send the file fileName.html back to client browser.
  This file has an HTML form. Client views the form.
• Part III: Client fills the form elements and sends it using POST method
  Server prints out the form values from client.
  
• How to run?
  
  • Launch Netscape (or the OTHER browser) with the url:
  • http://www.cs.bgsu.edu:yourPortNumber/yourAccountName/fileName.html
  
  
• Your server listens at port number yourPortNumber.
  
  
• The file fileName.html should contain a form with elements
  • Textbox
  • checkbox
  • radio button
  • single selection menu
  • multiple selection menu

Notes

• Note that httpd is connectionless.
• Form data will come in another connection, on the same port #
• You will do serverSockerHandle.accept() again
• Do not use threads.
• Group size < 5.
• The group cannot all be the same as the last one. There should be some change!
• Make sure your group has someone who knows Java.
• Java tutorial is available on line.
• Turn in a copy of the program and screen shot.

Additional Resources

• A day time client program in Java
• A day time server program in Java
• Instructions on compiling a Java program
• A form that contains some form elements
• Html display of the above form
• Html display of the above form