In this chapter you will learn how to embed a web server in C programs. That is, any of your applications written in C will be able to serve web pages. The next two sections will explain some concepts and facts concerning the Web that you need to have completely clear in order to understand the rest of the chapter without problems. If you are familiar with how the Web works, feel free to skip them.
Web Pages and Protocols
Many people use the terms Web and Internet as if they were synonyms. But they are not. The Internet is a world-spanning network of computers, while the World Wide Web ...
