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Tyrel Kessinger
8,414 PointsReferenceError: http is not defined...
I've copied and pasted the solution DIRECTLY from the file downloads provided by the instructor and I'm using Notepad++. When I run node for the files I receive the "ReferenceError: http is not defined" message. What would be a typical reason for this happening? Like I said, these are direct copies of the official solutions provided for the Node.js course. Thanks.
3 Answers
miikis
44,957 PointsHi Tyrel,
Literally, that error means that you are using a variable called http in your code that was never initialized. Without you posting the actual code, however, there is no way to accurately diagnose the underlying problem.
David Anton
Courses Plus Student 30,936 PointsYou must define the http at the top of your code, and require the node http module.
Example:
var http = require("http");
Nemanja Miljkovic
Courses Plus Student 15,034 PointsHi,
u must change http request with https request because few years ago Treehouse has changed protocol to https. Because protocol has changed url of json file has changed also to 'https://teamtreehouse.com/chalkers.json'.