embedded web/application server

Question

I need to write an user menu for an embedded device (mips linux). The menu has to be accessible from network (web page - AJAX?) and it has to be able to read/write hardware settings. What would be the easiest way to implement such an app/server? Where do I start?

PS: c/c++ preferred. PS 2: I have limited resources

Answer 1

Take a look at mongoose embeddable web server.

See this related page on writing web applications.

Answer 2

If you are running linux you could try thttpd - tiny/turbo/throttling HTTP server

Answer 3

You may also consider a commercial server such as the Barracuda Server: http://barracudaserver.com/