NodeJS : Get Starting With NodeJS on Windows Xp For Newbie

 NodeJS : Get Starting With NodeJS on Windows Xp For Newbie

1. Download Node server from http://nodejs.org/  

2. Once the installation is completed, the folder structure looks like as follows and installation path  in my system is "C:\Program Files\nodejs"

3. To write Your first "Hello World" program, create a folder namely "node_builds" within "C:\Program Files\nodejs". Let’s use this folder like "www in Wamp server" or "htdocs in Xampp Server". Of course,  NodeJs allow us to keep Your project anywhere in local system, always keep right folder structure would be better.



4. Now create a project folder namely "helloworld_proj". And then create a javascript file namely "index.js" within Your project folder and write following code in it. 


5. To run your "Hello World" program, go to DOS-command prompt and then set the base path of command prompt to your project folder by typing the command >cd "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_builds\helloworld_proj". Now your command prompt would be

6. Now start node server by typing the command >node index.js . And then you gets log message which shows in above piece of code. 

7. Now your server is running. Then go to browser and type the url  "http://127.0.0.1:1337/" which is currently listening by our node server. Now your browser says "Hello World"

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