HTTP REQUEST to Apache server from C program

Balakrishnan84 · 07-24-2007, 10:32 AM

Hello All,
I am not sure whether I can post this problem in this thread. Sorry if I am in wrong thread. Please redirect me to the correct thread.
My problem is, I have a server running Apache which contains a perl program to display xml file. I want to get this file using a c-program. Instead of using any text browser like lynx,elinks and so on, I want to know is there any library available for c to send a http request to that apache server and get the xml file.
Thanks in advance.

schneidz · 07-24-2007, 12:27 PM

i'm am not quite certain but you chould start by looking at the source of wget.

else the band-aid fix would be to

Code:

system("wget");

Balakrishnan84 · 07-24-2007, 11:37 PM

Thanks. Im currently looking into "wget" source code only. It supports more protocols....Im looking for another text browser which supports only HTTP. I dont want to use system command. Rather some API which does that...
Thanks.

Guttorm · 07-25-2007, 06:05 AM

Hi

Maybe take a look at curl/libcurl.
http://curl.haxx.se/

I think it's in almost any distro though, so you can install it with yum or whatever.

Balakrishnan84 · 07-26-2007, 12:40 AM

Thanks for your valuable reply. I think libcurl will serve my purpose.

haxpor · 07-26-2007, 02:30 AM

There also another way to do this, but it's not simple as using libcurl.
It's socket programming, i dont know whether you want to to that or not.
The good reference is book of "Unix Network Programming", I think you can find example around there most easily.

Balakrishnan84 · 07-26-2007, 04:00 AM

Thanks for your idea. But I very much aware of this. I want a ready made library. This is just a part of by system. I have much more other than this libcurl. Thanks anyway.