libhttpserver
libcurl
| libhttpserver | libcurl | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 363 | |
| 941 | 42,065 | |
| 0.1% | 1.6% | |
| 2.0 | 10.0 | |
| 5 days ago | 5 days ago | |
| C++ | C | |
| GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only | GNU General Public License v3.0 or later |
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libhttpserver
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Simple HTTP server using C++
Now I want to do this using C++. I came across libhttpserver. The documentation looks intuitive. I think once everything is properly setup I should be easily able to what I want.
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libonion or libhttpserver for embedding a webserver in a small application?
libhttpserver
libcurl
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I Will Not Add Query Strings to Your URLs
bagder merged a fix to curl in response to my report: https://github.com/curl/curl/commit/b079595f2e903b820a027a68...
Sorry for not believing you initially! I'm very surprised that was in there
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7 Free Tools for Testing and Analyzing HTTP Caching Behavior
curl is the most reliable way to inspect HTTP headers from the command line. It makes actual HTTP requests to your server or CDN and displays the raw response headers.
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My minute-by-minute response to the LiteLLM malware attack
> I'm curious whether the security community thinks more non-specialists finding and reporting vulnerabilities like this is a net positive or a headache?
cURL had to stop the bug bounty program because they were inundated by slop reports of vulnerabilities which don’t exist.
https://github.com/curl/curl/pull/20312
It’s good that you found and reported something real, but that isn’t the norm.
Also, from the article:
> AI tooling has sped up not just the creation of malware but also the detection.
That’s an awful tradeoff. Detection is not a fix.
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This Week in Changelogs: curl
So today, we're gonna cover recent changes in only one project, (arguably) the most popular libary and command-line tool in the world - curl.
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Publishing OAS-Based API Doc on GitHub Pages
Version: 8.11.1
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What has improved regarding AI slop in 2026?
Also, The fact that inet_ntop.c was patched following this experiment's report highlights another perspective: how a previously dismissed issue can ultimately spark a fix that significantly enhances code security.
https://github.com/curl/curl/commits/1886260a95f442d947b4d1f...
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Testing Geo-Blocked Features with Docker on a Zero-Budget Setup
Use open-source tools like Curl with proxy options for straightforward testing.
- Curl removes bug bounties, citing AI-generated spam reports
- Curl closing their bug bounty due to overload and abuse
- Building llama.cpp in an Environment Without curl Headers
What are some alternatives?
C++ REST SDK - The C++ REST SDK is a Microsoft project for cloud-based client-server communication in native code using a modern asynchronous C++ API design. This project aims to help C++ developers connect to and interact with services.
cpp-httplib - A C++ header-only HTTP/HTTPS server and client library
Boost.Beast - HTTP and WebSocket built on Boost.Asio in C++11
cpr - C++ Requests: Curl for People, a spiritual port of Python Requests.