CODEWITHSUNDEEP
javascriptnode.jsmongodb
c1t1zenn
c1t1zenn

Reputation: 497

TypeError: Cannot read property 'db' of undefined

My code I am doing exactly as in the video but each time this issue occurs please help! here is the link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipkLgbtS0LU&list=PLsY8aWop1tAH2mtv7jSTt6zr5Sfpu1WrM&index=3

var express = require('express');
var bodyParser = require('body-parser')

var app = express();

app.use('/static', express.static(__dirname + '/static'));
app.set('view engine', 'ejs');

app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({extended: true}));
app.use(bodyParser.json())

var MongoClient = require("mongodb").MongoClient
MongoClient.connect("mongodb://localhost:27017", {useNewUrlParser: true, useUnifiedTopology: true}, function(error, client){
    var blog = client.db("blog");
    console.log("DB connected");

    app.get('/', function(req, res){
        res.send("Hello world")
    });

    app.get("/admin/dashboard", function(req, res) {
        res.render("admin/dashboard");
    });

    app.get("/admin/posts", function(req, res) {
        res.render("admin/posts");
    });

    app.post("/do-post", function(req, res){
        blog.collection("posts").insertOne(req.body, function(error, document){
            res.send("Posted Successfully!")
        });
    });

    app.listen(3000, function() {
        console.log("Server Connected");
    })
}) ```

Upvotes: 1

Views: 8319

Answers (1)

Effection
Effection

Reputation: 192

Try this:

var blog = client.collection("blog");
console.log("DB connected");

client.db does not exist

In fact your 'client' is your database so you should rename it to db like so:

var MongoClient = require('mongodb').MongoClient;

MongoClient.connect('mongodb://localhost:27017/animals', function(err, db) {
  if (err) {
    throw err;
  }
  db.collection('mammals').find().toArray(function(err, result) {
    if (err) {
      throw err;
    }
    console.log(result);
  });
});

Source: https://expressjs.com/en/guide/database-integration.html#mongodb

Upvotes: 2

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