Node.js HTTP Server Object
Example
Create a server that listens on port 8080 of your computer.
When port 8080 get accessed, write "Hello World!" back as a response:
var http = require('http');
http.createServer(function (req, res) {
res.writeHead(200, {'Content-Type': 'text/plain'});
res.write('Hello
World!');
res.end();
}).listen(8080);
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Definition and Usage
The HTTP Server object makes your computer behave as an HTTP server.
HTTP Server Methods and Properties
| close() | Closes the server connection |
| listen() | Makes the server listen to ports on the computer |
| listening | Returns true if the server is listening for connection, otherwise false |
| maxHeadersCount | Limits the number of incoming headers |
| setTimeout() | Sets the server's timeout value. Default is 2 minutes |
| timeout | Sets, or gets, the server's timeout value |
