Whenever we create a Node.js application there is a need to use external packages for additional features that Node core libraries are not providing. These external packages can be installed using NPM. NPM stands for Node Package Manager. It is…
ZLIB is a Node.js module that is used to zip and unzip files. It is not required to install this module to use it inside the application, it is a pre-build module so it can be used directly by requiring…
Learn how to send an HTML file in Node.js using Express and res.sendFile. Discover step-by-step methods and boost your web app skills. Start reading now!
PHP and Node.js are two of the most prominent server-side languages of their time. With time, these technologies have gained immense popularity, widely used among huge corporations, tech giants, small enterprises, and even individual developers as both are free and…
We use NPM whenever creating a Node.js application to install packages, update them, etc. But sometimes, you may get an error while doing these operations. The error message says “npm warn checkpermissions missing write access”. The “missing write access” error…
For utilising data we need it in some specific amount, if the receiving rate is faster or slower than the data processing speed, we need to hold data for a while, here comes Buffer. In simple words, the Buffer can…
Sometimes JavaScript runs too fast, and things just break. Or worse, you are in an interview and someone asks, “How do you pause JavaScript?” and your mind goes blank. Don’t worry, here are three simple ways to pause JavaScript, with…
Writing files is a fundamental operation in the development of full-fledged web applications. For instance, applications like WhatsApp, write user data, such as chats, in a file that can be downloaded upon request. In Node.js, this operation can be easily…
Whenever there is a need to interact with a file, it is recommended to first check whether the file exists or not. For example, if you’re trying to read or write on a file that doesn’t exist, you’ll be getting…
Node.js is a JavaScript runtime built upon the V8 engine that uses JavaScript for creating the server side. The server created using Node.js can interact with the operating system and file system. It can perform all types of non-blocking I/O…
