add static directory in node express code example
Example 1: use static with expres
app.use(express.static('directoryName'))
#store the files in the directory as if you were making a website without express
Example 2: node js express static folder
// node js -> express -> basic example: static folder, 404 page
const express = require('express');
const path = require('path');
const PORT = process.env.PORT || 5000;
const app = express();
function error404(req, res) {
res.status(404);
if (req.accepts('html')) {
res.sendFile(path.join(__dirname, 'public/errors/404.html'));
return;
}
if (req.accepts('json')) {
res.send({
status: 404,
error: 'Not found'
});
return;
}
res.type('txt').send('404 - Not found');
}
app
.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname, 'public')))
.use(error404)
.listen(PORT, () => console.log(`Listening on ${ PORT }`));