local open = io.open; local t_concat = table.concat; local http_base = "www_files"; local response_404 = { status = "404 Not Found", body = "<h1>Page Not Found</h1>Sorry, we couldn't find what you were looking for :(" }; local http_path = { http_base }; local function handle_request(method, body, request) local path = request.url.path:gsub("%.%.%/", ""):gsub("^/[^/]+", ""); http_path[2] = path; local f, err = open(t_concat(http_path), "r"); if not f then return response_404; end local data = f:read("*a"); f:close(); return data; end httpserver.new{ port = 5280, base = "files", handler = handle_request, ssl = false}