How to run server written in js with Node js

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I have installed node js from here http   nodejs org     in my windows8 machine  copied the example server code in my server js file   var http   require  http    http createServer function  req  res      res writeHead 200    Content-Type    text plain       res end  Hello World n       listen 1337   127 0 0 1    console log  Server running at http   127 0 0 1 1337       then opened the node js prompt and written node c  node server js  but nothing happens   I am a php developer just trying hands on it  any guidelines will really be helpful

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You don t need to go in node js prompt  you just need to use standard command promt and write  node c  node server js   this also works   node c  node server js   and then in your browser   http   localhost 1337

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I open a text editor  in my case I used Atom  Paste this code  var http   require  http    http createServer function  req  res      res writeHead 200    Content-Type    text plain       res end  Hello World n       listen 1337   127 0 0 1    console log  Server running at http   127 0 0 1 1337       and save as   helloworld js   in   c  xampp htdocs myproject    directory   Next I open node js commamd prompt enter   cd c  xampp htdocs myproject   next  node helloworld js   next I open my chrome browser and I type  http   localhost 1337   and there it is

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Just try  node server   from cmd prompt in that directory

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Nodejs is a scripting language  like Python or Ruby  and unlike PHP or C     To run your code  you need to enter a command in the terminal   shell   command prompt  Look for an application shortcut in your operating system by one of those names   The command to run in the terminal will be  node server js   But you will first need to browse in the terminal to the same folder as the file server js  The syntax for using the terminal varies by operating system  look for its documentation

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Just go on that directory of your JS file from cmd and write node jsFile js or even node jsFile  both will work fine

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If you are in a Linux container  such as on a Chromebook  you will need to manually browse to your localhost s address   I am aware the newer Chrome OS versions no longer have this problem  but on my Chromebook  I still had to manually browse to the localhost s address for your code to work   To browse to your locahost s address  type this in command line  sudo ifconfig  and note the inet address under eth0   Otherwise  as others have noted  simply type node js filename and it will work as long as you point the browser to the proper address   Hope this helps

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