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JavaScript Build a Simple Dynamic Site with Node.js Handling Routes in Node.js Home Route

Posted by Butler Fuqua
Butler Fuqua
5,706 Points

Page will not load

Can anyone tell me why my page will not load? Whenever I type localhost:3000 in the browser, it just keeps loading, and never displays anything.

I should say that I am using localhost:3000 because I am using my local environment. It's been working fine up til this point. 

const http = require("http");

const port = 3000;

const server = http
  .createServer((request, response) => {
    homeRoute(request, response);
  })
  .listen(port);
console.log(`Server listening at port ${port}`);

const homeRoute = (request, response) => {
  response.writeHead(200, { "Content-Type": "text/plain" });
  response.write("Header\n");
  response.write("Search\n");
  response.write("Footer\n");
};

1 Answer

Butler Fuqua
Butler Fuqua
5,706 Points
Butler Fuqua
Butler Fuqua
5,706 Points

I got it working. I think it's because I didn't put 

response.end("Footer\n");

Here is my code now, that works: 

const http = require("http");
const port = 3000;

const server = http
  .createServer((request, response) => {
    homeRoute(request, response);
  })
  .listen(port, () => {
    console.log(`Server listening at port ${port}`);
  });

const homeRoute = (request, response) => {
  response.writeHead(200, { "Content-Type": "text/plain" });
  response.write("Header\n");
  response.write("Search\n");
  response.end("footer\n");
};
J llama
J llama
12,631 Points
J llama
J llama
12,631 Points

Thanks bro. I forgot it too! Gotta end the response before we can write to the server! Thx for the help honestly the first time any one has put anything useful in here for me at least, the treehouse instructors don't do a very good job imo