Example
A basic example of HTTP server.
write following code in http_server.js file:
var http = require('http');
var httpPort = 80;
http.createServer(handler).listen(httpPort, start_callback);
function handler(req, res) {
var clientIP = req.connection.remoteAddress;
var connectUsing = req.connection.encrypted ? 'SSL' : 'HTTP';
console.log('Request received: '+ connectUsing + ' ' + req.method + ' ' + req.url);
console.log('Client IP: ' + clientIP);
res.writeHead(200, "OK", {'Content-Type': 'text/plain'});
res.write("OK");
res.end();
return;
}
function start_callback(){
console.log('Start HTTP on port ' + httpPort)
}
then from your http_server.js location run this command:
node http_server.js
you should see this result:
> Start HTTP on port 80
now you need to test your server, you need to open your internet browser and navigate to this url:
http://127.0.0.1:80
if your machine running Linux server you can test it like this:
curl 127.0.0.1:80
you should see following result:
ok
in your console, that running the app, you will see this results:
> Request received: HTTP GET /
> Client IP: ::ffff:127.0.0.1
