TinyWeb Server on Windows
On March 21,2022 by Tom Routley
The server requirements of a webmaster working on a website may vary from time to time. If they are constrained by a small size, minimal memory, speed and low costs, then tinyweb offers a nice solution. Not only is a extremely small server, it also works without installation. It can be easily run on Windows OS by accessing it via command. One of the best features about this server is that the webmaster can launch multiple tiny web browsers at any given point in time. All these features make this a very handy tool on Windows for those who feel restricted while working with their usual servers.
Introduction to TinyWeb
TinyWeb is a lightweight server for Windows, which works quickly and is very precise.
Features:
It doesn't require installation .
. Ultra-compact (only 59kb in size).
(only 59kb in size). Consumes less than 3 MB of memory.
of memory. Very fast .
. Free .
Download Tinyweb
To run TinyWeb
You will have to create an index.html file: Example: c:wwwindex.html
Then add some content, e.g.:
Hello, world !In the command line, run : tiny c:www Note: You need to use the absolute path Check the result on : http://localhost
:
How to Stop TinyWeb
Open the Task Manager ( CTRL+Alt+Del ) and end the process tine
( ) and end the process Or, using the command line: taskkill /F /IM tine
CGI
You can use TinyWeb for CGI:
Create a file: c:wwwcgi-bintest.bat
Add the following code:
@echo off
echo Content-type: text/plain
echo.
echo.
echo Hi !
echo Your IP ADDRESS is %REMOTE_ADDR% and your BROWSER is %HTTP_USER_AGENT%
Go to:http://localhost/cgi-bin/test.bat
You can launch several Tiny web servers simultaneously.
Note: there is also an SSL version, which is also free - TinySSL. Download it here.
Binay Files in CGI
Unlike Unix / Linux, the Windows console does not use binary data by default. If your CGI needs to send binary files you will need to force it into binary mode manually. For example in Python:
import sys if sys.platform == "win32": import os, msvcrt msvcrt.setmode(sys.stdouileno(), os.O_BINARY)
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