C language, using structs to send data from client to server

I have to create a client and server, where the client will send a character and an integer (using structs) and then my client will iterate the letter by n (integer) times and will send it back to the client.

For instance: a and 4 are sent from the client, server will manipulate and send a string of 4 a's (aaaa) back to the client.

I know I am really close to get the code but once I send my char and int, I get a "segmentation fault (core dumped) error". I have done my research and the error shows up due to a missing cast, memory being accessed where is not supposed to access, or that a pointer might be null.

The code is as follow:

Client:

// ClientTest.c
// opens fifo1 for writing and fifo2 for reading


#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <errno.h>
#include <fcntl.h>


struct problem {        
    char letter[1];
    int number[1];
};
main (void)
{
  struct problem x=0; //Initializing structure to null
  int fda;  // to write to character server
  int fdb;  // to read response from character server
  int i;    // for the iteration


  printf("Client: Please enter a character: ");
  scanf("%c", &x.letter[0]); 
  printf("Client: Please enter an integer: ");
  scanf("%d", &x.number[0]);  

  memset(&x.letter, 0, 1);
  memset(&x.number, 0, 1);  


  if((fda=open("FIFO1", O_WRONLY))<0)//opening and validating fifos
     printf("cant open fifo to write");

  if((fdb=open("FIFO2", O_RDONLY))<0)
     printf("cant open fifo to read");

  write(fda, x.number, 1);
  printf("\nClient: Got the integer sent, now waiting for response ");
  //sleep(0.250);
  write(fda, x.letter, 1);
  printf("\nClient: Got the character sent, now waiting for response ");

  char outletter[7];

  read(fdb, outletter, 7);
  printf("\nClient: received characters from server %c", outletter);

  close(fda);
  close(fdb);


  printf ("\nall done!\n");

}

server

// ServerTest.c
// makes 2 fifos named fifo1 and fifo2
// opens fifo1 for reading and fifo2 for writing

#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <errno.h>
#include <fcntl.h>

struct problem {
    char letter[1]; // struct to store the character
    int number [1]; // struct to store the integer
    };

main (void)
{
  struct problem x;
  int fda;  // to read from client char
  int fdb;  // to write to client char
  int finish;   // lets me know that client is done
  int i;    // because C needs this defined as int
  int p;
  char outletter[7];

  memset(&x.letter, 0, 7);
  memset(&x.number, 0, 1);


  /* Create the fifos and open them  */
  if ((mkfifo("FIFO1",0666)<0 && errno != EEXIST))
    {
    perror("cant create FIFO1");
    exit(-1);
    }
  if ((mkfifo("FIFO2",0666)<0 && errno != EEXIST))
    {
    perror("cant create FIFO2");
    exit(-1);
    }
  if((fda=open("FIFO1", O_RDONLY))<0)
     printf("cant open fifo to write");
  if((fdb=open("FIFO2", O_WRONLY))<0)
     printf("cant open fifo to read");

  read(fda, x.letter, 1); //read the character
  read(fda, x.number, 1);   //read the integer


  printf("\nServer: just got character: , %c", x.letter[0]);
  printf("\nServer: just got integer: , %d", x.number[0]);

  p=x.number[0]-'0';


  for( i = 0; i<=p; i++)                // iteration to create the character's string
    outletter[p] = x.letter[0];


  printf("iteration: %d and character: %c\n", i, outletter[0]); // validating the character and integer received
  printf("\nServer: outchar is, %s", outletter); // this shows the character to be sent back to client

  write(fdb, outletter, p); 
  printf("\nServer: Got the characters sent: %s", outletter ); // this sends the letter back to client



  if(finish == 1)
    printf("\nServer: This says I am ready to close ");
  close(fda);
  close(fdb);
  unlink("FIFO1");
  unlink("FIFO2");
}