Use the built-in middleware express.static - http://expressjs.com/starter/static-files.html
Trying to implement this feature on your own can be risky if not done properly. On Mon, 8 Jun 2015 at 6:38 am Grant MacDonald <minevillian.g...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi folks. I have a requirement that when the user enters the route and a > file name (ie. http://website/filename.pdf) that my node.js server will > determine which path (out of many) where the file exists (ie. rather than > generating a 404.) The location of the file will be determined by the name > of the file passed in the URL. I'm not sure the best way to do this (I am > using Express 4.) Should I do the file location check when I catch the 404? > > Thanks. Grant. > > -- > Job board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ > New group rules: > https://gist.github.com/othiym23/9886289#file-moderation-policy-md > Old group rules: > https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "nodejs" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to nodejs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to nodejs@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nodejs/08e09e49-c71d-402c-ad3e-bf52843607cb%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nodejs/08e09e49-c71d-402c-ad3e-bf52843607cb%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Job board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ New group rules: https://gist.github.com/othiym23/9886289#file-moderation-policy-md Old group rules: https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to nodejs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to nodejs@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/nodejs/CAHjDAsQzzw9Z-DNdjXVG02EppiiBkpJcC3SnKD34qu64tXjBCQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
