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server.c

/**
 * Checks, in order, whether index.php or index.html exists inside of path.
 * Returns path to first match if so, else NULL.
 */
char* indexes(const char* path)
{
    char path1[strlen(path) + 1];
    char path2[strlen(path) + 1];
    strcpy(path1, path);
    strcpy(path2, path);
    char array[10] = "index.php";
    array[9] = '\0';
    char array2[11] = "index.html";
    array2[10] = '\0';
    char try1[strlen(path) + 11];
    char try2[strlen(path) + 11];
    strcpy(try1 , strcat(path1, array));
    strcpy(try2 , strcat(path2, array2));
    if(access(try1, F_OK ))
    {
        char* ptr_best = try1;
        return ptr_best;
    }
    else if(access(try2, F_OK ))
    {
        char* ptr_best = try2;
        return ptr_best;
    }
    else
    {
        return NULL;
    }    
}