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Richard M.
Richard M.

Reputation: 1

Node relationship with JS and the browser using NPM modules and browserify

I am a new StackOverflow user and I am starting to learn the back-end side of programming.
I use mostly JS client-side so the back-end side has some things that I need to clarify.

I have a problem regarding Node and its connection with the browser, even using browserify.
I know that a browser isn't Node's environment but I need to use that because I need to learn the little details of it.
The problem is, even though I use browserify in order to bound the several npm modules, everytime I try to require MySQL or HTTP or Express, errors occur.
If I use require('http') and/or require('express') this error occurs: TypeError: http.ServerResponse is undefined;
If, instead, I use require('mysql') this error occurs: TypeError: Net.createConnection is not a function

My questions are:
-How can I solve this?
-Those are errors relative to browserify or they would be the same without it, using an environment different from the browser?
I'll prefer not a straightforward solution but an explanation with the code if necessary.

Thank you very much in advance

Upvotes: 0

Views: 93

Answers (1)

BANO notIT
BANO notIT

Reputation: 360

Modules such as mysql need low-level network interface. http is an abstraction over that network interface. So you really need net module, which is not avaliable in browser environment at all.

Browserify is just a semi-nodejs envirionment. It mocks up some of modules it can polyfill in browser.

You should install Node.js run your programm as such

node your_script.js

Upvotes: 1

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