Cannot GET /index in nodejs

Question

I have written a server named "app.js" which display many pages of my web site.

var http=require("http");
var express = require('express');
var app = express();
var server = http.createServer(app);
var ejs = require('ejs');
var path = require('path');
var passport = require('passport');
var LocalStrategy = require('passport-local').Strategy;
    // routes
var route = require('./route');



app.set('views', path.join(__dirname, 'views'));
app.set('view engine', 'ejs');

server.listen(3000,function(){
console.log("server listen at localhost:3000");});
app.get('/', route.index);

route.js:

var index = function(req, res, next) {
   if(!req.isAuthenticated()) {
      res.redirect('/index');
   } else {

      var user = req.user;

      if(user !== undefined) {
         user = user.toJSON();
      }
      res.render('menu', {title: 'Home', user: user});
   }
};
module.exports.index = index;

The folder of project:

/interface
      /views
            index.ejs
      app.js
      route.js

How can I fix it ? what is the mistake in my program?

I'd try sending the index file without route and without ejs first. — RainingChain
– RainingChain, Commented May 24, 2016 at 19:52
Atm, the problem can come from ejs, router, rendering, authenfication system and/or express. I'd send the index file using only express. If it works, add authenfication, then if it works, add ejs. — RainingChain
– RainingChain, Commented May 24, 2016 at 20:01
I tried this:app.get('/', function(req, res) { res.render(path.join(__dirname + '/views/index.ejs')); });I got the page without css style. — para
– para, Commented May 24, 2016 at 20:07

MacKentoch · Accepted Answer · 2016-05-24 20:35:28Z

1

Your app.get is unreachable after server.listen.

Place it before:

app.js:

var http=require("http");
var express = require('express');
var app = express();
var server = http.createServer(app);
var ejs = require('ejs');
var path = require('path');
var passport = require('passport');
var LocalStrategy = require('passport-local').Strategy;
    // routes
var route = require('./route');



app.set('views', path.join(__dirname, 'views'));
app.set('view engine', 'ejs');

// here:
app.get('/', route.index); 

server.listen(3000,function(){
console.log("server listen at localhost:3000");});
// app.get('/', route.index); <= not here

When not authenticated, redirection is not what you want, but:

route.js:

// res.redirect('/index');
res.render('index');

edited May 24, 2016 at 20:35

answered May 24, 2016 at 20:03

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4 Comments

MacKentoch Over a year ago

Could you give us error details? It will be easier to fix it then.

para Over a year ago

I just got cannot get /index

para Over a year ago

Maybe the problem is with "app.set('views', path.join(__dirname, 'views'));" because when I wrote app.get('/', function(req, res) { res.render(path.join(__dirname + '/views/index.ejs')); }); I got the page.

MacKentoch Over a year ago

res.redirect('/index'); won't render but redirect it explains you cannot get /index.

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