Android Web Server using "lophttpd"

Android platform can be easily altered to meet most of our specifications. Today we'll launch a web server from an Android phone. We need

• Rooted Android Phone
• Android Terminal Emulator app  by  JACK PALEVICH 
• Internet connection on your phone (not through wifi)
• or ability to host Wi-Fi hotspot on phone
• Android SDK on the system
• "lophttpd" binaries from  http://stealth.openwall.net/android-bin/lophttpd-android-bin-0.92.tgz

Decompress the binaries from their tar files

Use winrar in windows or if you are on terminal emulator, navigate to the folder where you have downloaded the binaries

$cd /sdcard/<folder-housing-.tar-file-downloaded-from-net>

and type 

$tar -x -f lhttpd-android-bin-0.tar

Incase it doesn't work try

$su

#tar -x -f lhttpd-android-bin-0.tar

or

$su

#busybox tar -x -f lhttpd-android-bin-0.tar

Now we have to get the binaries into the phone. Use adb push if you are on Command Prompt

C:\<path-to-android-sdk>\platform-tools>adb.exe push C:\<path-to-decompressed-binaries-folder>\lhttpd /data/local/tmp


Or else if you already have path variable pointing to Android SDK


C:>adb.exe push C:\<path-to-decompressed-binaries-folder>\lhttpd /data/local/tmp

or else cp it using Terminal Emulator.

$su

#cd /sdcard/<folder-housing-lhttpd-binaries>/lhttpd

#cp lhttpd /data/local/tmp

or else 

$su

#cp /sdcard/<path-to-decompressed-binaries/lhttpd /data/local/tmp

If you are on Command Prompt get adb shell. Connect your phone to computer using usb cable. Make sure you have enabled USB debugging. you'll find it under Settings > Applications > Development

C:\<path-to-android-sdk>\platform-tools>adb.exe shell


or if path variable exists


C:\>adb.exe shell

you must now get $ prompt. Enter root by typing


$su
#


Now whatever you are using you have access to the root shell. Change to the directory /data/local/tmp


#cd /data/local/tmp

Now lets run our web server


#./lhttpd -u root -i -R /sdcard -p 8000 -q

-p 8000 refers to the broadcast port and -q refers to quite mode. For more details type


#./lhttpd

Now got to your browser on mobile and type


http:/localhost/

or


http:/127.0.0.1/


You must see this screen

Now if you are connected to internet on a data pack. Go to http://www.whatsmyip.org/ and copy down your IP.

Or enable Wi-Fi hotspot on your phone. You must find it in Settings > Wireless and Networks > Tethering & portable hotspot

Now open Terminal Emulator and type

#netcfg

Copy down IP address against wl0. Now connect your computer to the hotspot or Get it online and type in the IP address in the address bar.

http:/<your-IP-address>:8000

or

http:/<your-IP-address>:<port>

Now that you have your own webserver. This thing is safe as it runs in a chroot ed  environment. But I wouldn't recommend running it for long times as it isn't safe.

Incase you want to take a look at the source

https://github.com/stealth/lophttpd