How to run server written in js with Node.js

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

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.

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.

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