HTTP Server and Dynamic Lua Pages

**LIJI** · 5th October 2007, 11:24 AM

This server can't be used in an actual website of course, but it can be used to learn the basics of HTTP and MooSock and create Web-based interface (Like Google Desktop for example).

It also supports Dynamic Lua Pages - DLP as a webpage scripting language (Similar to PHP).

Known issues:
-Doesn't support binary files
-Can't handle POST requests
-Can't handle more than one request at time (Described in the comments, MooSock crashes. Maybe I did something wrong)

Quick DLP tutorial:
DLP outputs lines with the echo function:

Code:

echo('Hey!');

DLP only parses files between <dlp> and </dlp> tags (case sensitive). They MUST be on a line of their own. Tabs and spaces before and after them is allowed:

Code:

<html>This line was sent without DLP<br />
<dlp>
echo('This line was send with DLP');
</dlp>
</html>

GetIP() returns the user's IP:

Code:

echo('Your IP is '..GetIP());

Get parameters are given as GET_param=value;

Code:

echo('The GET parameter name is '..GET_name);

The rest is usual Lua. DLP examples are included.

NOTE: Before running, change the Server Location text to the place your files are hosted.

**James** · 5th October 2007, 03:28 PM

The Lua+ object would stop you from having to use those silly workarounds, and increase the performance of the Lua scripts.

**LIJI** · 5th October 2007, 04:00 PM

Yeah, but (correct me if I'm wrong) the Lua+ object is still in Beta stage.
Also I didn't have internet connection when I made it and I couldn't download the extension.

**Mathias** · 9th October 2007, 12:56 PM

Hey, this is rather cool LIJI. Maybe this could be made better with the actual binaries and LuaSocket + some modules for HTML parsing (I have been fiddling around with those, actually).