Socket Programming in C - Online Database Server
Introduction
What are Sockets? Sockets provide an interface at the transport layer. They sit in between the Transport layer and Application layer. Socket handle works in a similar way as File handle in I/O operations.
The streams used in file I/O operation are also applicable to socket-based I/O. There is a flexibility of operations. Means that a socket program based on C can works in a similar fashion in Java or VB.
A server runs on a specific computer and has a socket that is bound to a specific port. The server listens to the socket for a client to make a connection request. If everything goes well, the server accepts the connection. Upon acceptance, the server gets a new socket bound to a different port. It needs a new socket so that it can continue to listen to the original socket for connection requests while serving the connected client.
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Objective
Development of an online data base server using socket programming.
Description
The program consists of two parts namely:
- SERVER PROGRAM
- CLIENT PROGRAM
The client, on the submission of a password, will gain access to the server and would then be able to get the required information.
Server program
The server contains a data base of the PNEC students. Data base includes:
- Identification number
- Name
- Semester
- Discipline
Server remains in the reception state so that any client can establish a connection with it. Upon establishment of connection between Server and Client, server asks for password form the client to login. After login client can request for information regarding any of the ids available in the database. In case the id is not available, the server notifies the client and then simply terminates the connection.
Client Program
The program for the client is written such that a client will first try to connect to the IP address of the server that the user wishes to connect. On the submission of the correct password, the client can access the database to get the required information.
Server Program C Source code (Visual Studio 2008):
#include<winsock2.h>
#include<stdio.h>
#include<windows.h>
#include<string.h>
#include<dos.h>
void send_data(SOCKET hClient, char id_no[6]);
void error(SOCKET hClient);
void wait();
{
int id_no;
char name[15];
char semester[5];
char dis[15];
};
struct info data;
int nData=0;
int main()
{
int count=0 ;
FILE *ptr;
int file_size=0;
int id=0;
int flag=0;
float size=0;
int end=0;
char buf[800] = {0};
char pass[15]={0};
char pass_not[20]="password invalid";
char pass_valid[20]="logged on";
char id_no[6]={0};
printf( "\n\t\t================================================" );
printf( "\n\t\t\t Welcome to student Database Server" );
printf( "\n\t\t================================================" );
WSADATA wsaData = {0}; // Initialize WinSock2.2 DLL
WORD wVer = MAKEWORD(2,2); // low word = major, highword = minor
int nRet = WSAStartup( wVer, &wsaData );
if( nRet == SOCKET_ERROR )
{
// WSAGetLastError()
printf( "\nFailed to init Winsock library" ); return -1;
}
printf( "\n\n\n\t\tStarting server\n" );
// name a socket
WORD WSAEvent = 0;
WORD WSAErr = 0;
// open a socket
// for the server we do not want to specify a network address
// we should always use INADDR_ANY to allow the protocal stack
// to assign a local IP address
SOCKET hSock = {0};
hSock = socket( AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, IPPROTO_TCP );
if( hSock == INVALID_SOCKET )
{
printf( "\t\nInvalid socket, failed to create socket" );
return -1;
}
// name socket
sockaddr_in saListen = {0};
saListen.sin_family = PF_INET;
saListen.sin_port = htons( 10000 );
saListen.sin_addr.s_addr = htonl( INADDR_ANY );
// bind socket's name
nRet = bind( hSock, (sockaddr*)&saListen, sizeof(sockaddr) );
if( nRet == SOCKET_ERROR )
{
printf( "\t\nFailed to bind socket" );
//shutdown( hSock );
closesocket( hSock );
return -1;
}
while( true )
{
printf( "\n\t\tListening for connections\n" ); // listen
nRet = listen( hSock, 5 );// connection backlog queue set to 10
if( nRet == SOCKET_ERROR )
{
int nErr = WSAGetLastError();
if( nErr == WSAECONNREFUSED )
{
printf( "\nFailed to listen, connection refused" );
}
else
{
rintf( "\nCall to listen failed" );
}
closesocket( hSock );
return -1;
}
// connect
sockaddr_in saClient = {0};
int nSALen = sizeof( sockaddr );
SOCKET hClient={0};
hClient = accept( hSock, (sockaddr*)&saClient, &nSALen );
if( hClient == INVALID_SOCKET )
{
printf( "\nInvalid client socket, connection failed\n" );
closesocket( hSock );
return -1;
}
printf( "\n\t\tConnection estabilished" );
again:nData=recv(hClient,pass,sizeof(pass),0); // sending download msg
if ((strcmp(pass,"NUST"))!=0&& count<5)
{
count++;
Data=send(hClient,pass_not,sizeof(pass_not),0);
goto again;
}
elseif ((strcmp(pass,"NUST"))==0)
{
nData=send(hClient,pass_valid,sizeof(pass_valid),0);
goto down;
}
else
goto END;
down: printf("\n \n\t\t:>> User logged in\n\n");
if((ptr=fopen("database.txt","rb+"))==NULL)
{
printf("\n File error\n");
}
nData=recv(hClient,id_no,sizeof(id_no),0);
id=atoi(id_no);
fseek(ptr,0L,SEEK_SET);
do
{
fread(&data,sizeof(data),1,ptr);
if(data.id_no==id)
{
flag=1;
break;
}
}while(feof(ptr)==0);
if(flag==1)
{
send_data(hClient,id_no);
flag=0;
nData=recv(hClient,cont,sizeof(cont),0);
if((strcmp(cont,"y"))==0||(strcmp(cont,"Y"))==0)
{
goto again;
}
}
else
{
error(hClient);
}
END:
closesocket( hClient ); // close client connection
end++;
if(end==10)
break;
}
printf( "\nShutting down the server" );
nRet = closesocket( hSock ); // close server socket
hSock = 0;
if( nRet == SOCKET_ERROR )
{
printf( "\nError failed to close socket" );
}
nRet = WSACleanup(); // Release WinSock DLL
if( nRet == SOCKET_ERROR )
{
printf( "\nError cleaning up Winsock Library" );
return -1;
}
printf( "\nServer is offline" );
return 0; // shut down
}
void send_data(SOCKET hClient,char id_no[6])
{
char d_found[15]="Data Found";
printf("\n\tSending The Record:>>");
printf("\n\t\t\t\t%d",data.id_no);
printf("\n\t\t\t\t%s",data.name);
printf("\n\t\t\t\t%s",data.semester);
printf("\n\t\t\t\t%s",data.dis);
nData=send(hClient,d_found,sizeof(d_found),0);
wait();
nData=send(hClient,id_no,sizeof(id_no),0);
wait();
nData=send(hClient,data.name,sizeof(data.name),0);
wait();
nData=send(hClient,data.semester,sizeof(data.semester),0);
wait();
nData=send(hClient,data.dis,sizeof(data.dis),0);
wait();
}
void error(SOCKET hClient)
{
char d_error[20]="Data Not Found";
wait();
nData=send(hClient,d_error,sizeof(d_error),0);
}
void wait()
{
unsignedint delay;
for(delay=0;delay<=100000000;delay++)
{
}
}
Client Program C Source code (Visual Studio 2008):
#include<winsock2.h>
#include<ws2tcpip.h>
#include<stdio.h>
#include<string.h>
#include<windows.h>
void rec_data(SOCKET hServer);
int nData=0;
struct data
{
char id_no[6];
char name[15];
char semester[5];
char dis[15];
};
struct data database;
int main()
{
int idno=0;
int read=0,count=0;
char idno_s[5]={0};
char pass_con[30]={0};
char password[15]={0};
char data_check[15]={0};
char ipadd[15];
printf("please enter Ip address e.g: 172.16.64.58: ");
scanf("%s",ipadd);
// Initialize WinSock2.2 DLL
// low word = major, highword = minor
WSADATA wsaData = {0};
WORD wVer = MAKEWORD(2,2);
int nRet = WSAStartup( wVer, &wsaData );
if( nRet == SOCKET_ERROR )
{
printf( "\n Failed to init Winsock library" );
return -1;
}
printf( "\n Opening connection to server" );
WORD WSAEvent = 0;
WORD WSAErr = 0;
SOCKET hServer = {0};
// open a socket
//
// for the server we do not want to specify a network address
// we should always use INADDR_ANY to allow the protocal stack
// to assign a local IP address
hServer = socket( AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, IPPROTO_IP );
if( hServer == INVALID_SOCKET )
{
printf( "\n Invalid socket, failed to create socket" );
return -1;
}
// name a socket
hostent* localHost;
char* localIP;
localHost = gethostbyname("");
localIP = inet_ntoa (*(struct in_addr *)*localHost->h_addr_list);
printf("\n\n%s\n\n",localHost->h_name);
sockaddr_in saServer = {0};
saServer.sin_family = PF_INET;
saServer.sin_port = htons( 10000 );
saServer.sin_addr.s_addr =inet_addr(ipadd);
// Resolve the server address and port
// connect
nRet = connect( hServer, (sockaddr*)&saServer, sizeof( sockaddr ) );
if( nRet == SOCKET_ERROR )
{
printf( "\n Connection to server failed\n" );
closesocket( hServer );
return -1;
}
printf( "\n\t\t================================================" );
printf( "\n\t\t\t Welcome to student Database" );
printf( "\n\t\t================================================" );
passagain: printf("\n\n\n\tPlease enter the Password to login :>> ");
scanf("%s",password);
nData=send(hServer,password,sizeof(password),0);
nData=recv(hServer,pass_con,sizeof(pass_con),0);
if((strcmp(pass_con,"logged on"))==0)
{
printf("\n\n\tLogin Sucessfuly ");
goto down;
}
elseif (count<5)
{
goto passagain;
}
else
goto END;
down: printf("\n\n\tPlease enter Id No of student to view data: ");
scanf("%d",&idno);
sprintf(idno_s,"%d",idno);
nData=send(hServer,idno_s,5,0);
nData=recv(hServer,data_check,sizeof(data_check),0);
if((strcmp(data_check,"Data Found"))==0)
{
printf("\n\t%s\n",data_check);
rec_data(hServer);
}
else
printf("\n\nData Not Found\n");
END:
printf( "\n\tClosing connection\n" );
// shutdown socket
nRet = shutdown( hServer, SD_BOTH );
if( nRet == SOCKET_ERROR ) {
// WSAGetLastError()
printf( "\n Error trying to perform shutdown on socket" );
return -1;
}
// close server socket
nRet = closesocket( hServer );
hServer = 0;
if( nRet == SOCKET_ERROR ) {
printf( "\n Error failed to close socket" );
}
// Release WinSock DLL
nRet = WSACleanup();
if( nRet == SOCKET_ERROR ) {
printf( "\n Error cleaning up Winsock Library" );
return -1;
}
return 0;
}
void rec_data(SOCKET hServer)
{
nData=recv(hServer,database.id_no,sizeof(database.id_no),0);
nData=recv(hServer,database.name,sizeof(database.name),0);
nData=recv(hServer,database.semester,sizeof(database.semester),0);
nData=recv(hServer,database.dis,sizeof(database.dis),0);
printf("\n\tID Number :>> %s",database.id_no);
printf("\n\tName :>> %s",database.name);
printf("\n\tSemester :>> %s",database.semester);
printf("\n\tDiscipline :>> %s",database.dis);
}
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