client.c

#include <arpa/inet.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <sys/socket.h>
#include <unistd.h>

int main(int argc, char const* argv[])
{
	char buffer[1024] = { 0 };
	int status, valread, client_fd;
	struct sockaddr_in serv_addr;
	char* value = "Message from client";
	if ((client_fd = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0)) < 0) {
		printf("\n Socket creation error \n");
		return -1;
	}
	serv_addr.sin_family = AF_INET;
	serv_addr.sin_port = htons(8080);
	if (inet_pton(AF_INET, "127.0.0.1", &serv_addr.sin_addr) <= 0) {
		printf("\nInvalid address/ Address not supported \n");
		return -1;
	}
	if ((status = connect(client_fd, (struct sockaddr*)&serv_addr,sizeof(serv_addr))) < 0) {
		printf("\nConnection Failed \n");
		return -1;
	}
	send(client_fd, value, strlen(value), 0);
	printf("Message sent from client\n");
	valread = read(client_fd, buffer,1024 - 1); 
	printf("%s\n", buffer);
	close(client_fd);
	return 0;
}