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ruchirsharma1993 / Chat-application-in-c-using-Socket-programming

Client Server user level application, can be used to communicate between two connected systems.
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                                CHAT APPLICATION IN C USING SOCKET PROGRAMMING
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This is a client - server user-level application using sockets Programming in C. Server accepts strings from clients (even multiple strings from each client) and replies with the reverse of the string.

For example: when client sends “abcd”, Server replies with “dcba”.

Both server and client(s) output's both sending & receiving strings on the terminal.The server and client processes can run on same or different machines. Multiple client processes can connect to the same server.

Helper Functions: (1) char strrev(char str) To reverse and written the input string str.

======================================================= USAGE

While executing the client process, the IP address and PORT number of server is to be passed as command line argument.

Ex: ./client.out 10.2.57.116 10011

======================================================= OUTPUT

At Client End: Please enter the message: abcd Sending to SERVER: abcd Received FROM SERVER: dcba

At Server End: Server Received:abcd

======================================================= NOTE

THE PORT USED BY SERVER: 10011 Change it accordingly in server.c line no 48