On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 5:49 AM, Pander <pan...@users.sourceforge.net>wrote:
> Hi all, > > I am new to libevent and am wondering what to choose for a > multi-threated minimal and fast HTTP service that will run custom C code > for the POST requests it will get. > > Both libevent/http and lighttpd are candidates for my service that has > to be able to cope with *many* requests. > > Several examples of libevent/http and lighttpd plugin services are out > there and I am looking for some well tested and actively maintained > minmal and fast HTTP service in which I can easily add my custom code. > > What would you all advise me to use? > Check out Mark Ellzey's libevhtp. https://github.com/ellzey/libevhtp It uses Libevent as a backend, but it's (IMO) better engineered and more performance than Libevent's built-in evhttp server code. best wishes, -- Nick