websocket vs plain socket code

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ok, thanks for trying to answer...

a standard http request is where i call up google and i ask them to return a single html file or a text file or a graphics image, etc...

a websockets connection is like an http connection, but it doesnt terminate, both parties can send and receive data... it is geared towards making a chat app, a stock trading app, or other realtime app that needs to send and receive data at high speed on a continuing basis.

thanks for trying.

i am trying to write a custom http web server in C language and now i need to put in the code to handle the websocket upgrade thingy.