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25,941 PointsExpress Basics > Serving Static Files in Express > Review Static Middleware Challenge
Why does the app.use method not work in this Challenge question when it's identical to the previous lesson video? I'm getting a "Bummer! _dirname is not defined" error message.
'use strict';
var express = require('express'),
posts = require('./mock/posts.json');
var app = express();
app.use('/static', express.static(_dirname + '/public'))
app.set('view engine', 'jade');
app.set('views', __dirname + '/templates');
app.get('/', function(req, res){
res.render('index');
});
app.get('/blog/:title?', function(req, res){
var title = req.params.title;
if (title === undefined) {
res.status(503);
res.send("This page is under construction!");
} else {
var post = posts[title] || {};
res.render('post', { post: post});
}
});
app.listen(3000, function() {
console.log("The frontend server is running on port 3000!");
});
1 Answer
Jeremiah Bushau
24,061 PointsHi, __dirname requires 2 underscores, then you're good to go :)
Kathryn Notson
25,941 PointsKathryn Notson
25,941 PointsJeremiah Bushau:
Thanks. I'll try it. It was not mentioned in the lesson video.