the article shows nothing more than a first approach.
for you, as a beginner, express is a better start to get results. follow
this guide a bit http://expressjs.com/guide.html
your possible app.js:
var express = require('express')
var app = express()
var db = require('mysql').createConnection()
//serves html, js and css files from the path, automagicaly setting headers
suitable for caching et al
app.use(express.static('path/to/your/static/files'));
app.get('/users/:id', function(req,res){
db.query('SELECT * FROM users WHERE id = ' +
connection.escape(req.params.id), function(err,user){
if(!err) res.json(user)
else res.send(500)
})
})
try to start at the beginning. reade the guide, look at some reading
resource on http://nodetoolbox.com/ , here on the mailinglist there are
some topics gathering infos for beginners
Am Mittwoch, 20. Februar 2013 15:05:52 UTC+1 schrieb kanitkar...@gmail.com:
>
> I went through the comments given by both of you.
> I am certainly at initial stage of learning Node & thus have such
> questions, but I will try to learn as much as I can and use your comments
> as well.
> BTW : what do you think of below link ?
> (
> http://thecodinghumanist.com/blog/archives/2011/5/6/serving-static-files-from-node-js<https://mex07a.emailsrvr.com/owa/redir.aspx?C=0XUOyGttuk-E178ujGwQ4PWeAPyW4s9Ic5T8XNiO6uB0y_vWS3p3hQueay6fxh98syLG2dS89qU.&URL=http%3a%2f%2fthecodinghumanist.com%2fblog%2farchives%2f2011%2f5%2f6%2fserving-static-files-from-node-js>
> )
>
>
> Is it a good way to code in Node & if not can you point me to a better
> abstraction ?
> Can you please provide a working example of sample web application done in
> Node which has Html + CSS + jQuery + Node script files ?
>
>
> It can be just hello world in which jQuery is used in some way & the
> jQuery script tag is included in index.html file.
> So Node server will serve index.html file & user can interact with jQuery
> code.
>
>
> If you can please provide the above to me it will be of help. Thanks again.
>
> On Wednesday, February 20, 2013 5:05:28 PM UTC+5:30, greelgorke wrote:
>>
>> > Still, don't let express be the next rails.
>>
>> it won't, in fact with mounted apps it goes right in to opposite
>> direction, you can configure every piece of your app different and split
>> them on different nodes w/o changing much. there are several frameworks
>> built on top of express, that want to be the next rails, but i don't like
>> them much. if i want rails, i'd rather use the original. express/connect
>> are inspired by sinatara, but they do not hide nodes nature away so it's a
>> good way for me.
>>
>> > Truth be told, judging from the questions you ask and thus the views I
>> expect you have, you might want to take a step backwards and try and grasp
>> what node.js really is, what it can do and what it is good at. Almost
>> anything is possible, but if you keep seeing node the same way as your wamp
>> installation, this will stop you from understanding node. Sure, with a few
>> lines of code node can act like a static file server, but thats really not
>> all there is.
>>
>> + gazilion to this.
>>
>>
>> Am Mittwoch, 20. Februar 2013 12:14:11 UTC+1 schrieb Geerten van Meel:
>>>
>>> Lets say this again: With the setup above, you have the skeletton of
>>> your own webserver that behaves exactly like you want it to. With that
>>> setup, it acts like a static file server and can serve anything that is in
>>> your assets folder ("/static"). You start your node server instead of wamp.
>>> It acts roughly the same, except that it really does serve all files in
>>> that folder as-is, no php preprocessing or the like.
>>>
>>> Also,* there is no Jade or Stylus involved*. At all.
>>>
>>> If you have a webpage that runs on wamp, and does not rely on backend
>>> logic (no php files),* you can copy&paste it into your static file
>>> folder* and it works right out of the box. Your webserver acts like a
>>> plain static file server. The setup mentioned above is what you asked for
>>> in #6.
>>>
>>> Note that .htaccess shenanigans are not supported, but you can do this
>>> more elegantly in node anyways. To expose your api as you did using php,
>>> you will need to get your hands dirty with node in the form of your own
>>> route logic. express does make custom routing a bit easier on you, maybe
>>> thats a better fit after all when you're starting out. You can still use it
>>> without much of the extra features.
>>>
>>> Truth be told, judging from the questions you ask and thus the views I
>>> expect you have, you might want to take a step backwards and try and grasp
>>> what node.js really is, what it can do and what it is good at. Almost
>>> anything is possible, but if you keep seeing node the same way as your wamp
>>> installation, this will stop you from understanding node. Sure, with a few
>>> lines of code node can act like a static file server, but thats really not
>>> all there is.
>>>
>>> @Gregor: express does indeed evolve in the right direction; My initial
>>> distaste when I first used it was based on its api inconsistencies and
>>> conventions at a point when documentation was scarce and configuration
>>> possibilities were very limited. This probably has improved by now and my
>>> views in this regard are outdated. Still, don't let express be the next
>>> rails.
>>>
>>> All the best,
>>>
>>> Geerten
>>>
>>> On Tuesday, February 19, 2013 3:35:53 PM UTC+1, kanitkar...@gmail.comwrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I would like to do the following,
>>>>
>>>> 1) Have regular .html .css & .js files just like a normal web app
>>>>
>>>> 2) Interact with Node Js only through Ajax calls
>>>>
>>>> 3) But All files mentioned in 1) are also hosted on the same Node Http
>>>> server.
>>>>
>>>> So when I say http://localhost:3000/index.html, Node Js server should
>>>> give me index.html along with all css & js files included in it.
>>>>
>>>> Then my Javascript & Ajax code should drive the functionality with Node
>>>> program getting called by ajax request.
>>>>
>>>> Can anyone please please suggest me the best way to do this ?
>>>>
>>>> I don't want to use Jade or Stylus. I want to develop as if I am using
>>>> tomcat or wamp server & use power of Node where ever needed only.
>>>>
>>>> I am aware of express js framework but don't know how it will be useful
>>>> for above scenario.
>>>>
>>>
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