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I was under the impression Node.js could already be used to run back end code? Could someone explain to me (who is new to the industry) the difference between w
by rifung 12y ago
I was under the impression Node.js could already be used to run back end code? Could someone explain to me (who is new to the industry) the difference between what this does and what Node.js already did?
- 0x62 12y agoThis is designed to run without shell access, and without installing Node.js. Users on shared hosting cannot normally install Node.js, so are restricted to the usual LAMP stack, however this allows users to bypass this and process everything with Node.js.
- aikah 12y ago> This is designed to run without shell access, and without installing Node.js. How can you run that without installing node itself? the godaddy tutorial specifically says one needs to upload nodejs on the server.Whether you are running apt-get install node or uploading it,you are still installing node on the server
- Demiurge 12y agoapt-get requires root and can set up an http service as part of the installation. uploading it doesn't do that.
- hayksaakian 12y agohow would you install node modules though?
- askmike 12y agoMost node modules are simply js files that host js functions. You can install those by ftp'ing over the files. Modules with bindings are a different story though.
- rifung 12y agoThanks for the clear explanation!
- pdappollonio 12y agoIt allows you to run NodeJS code in a shared server, the ones you buy when you're developing PHP apps, which are cheap and easily findable. Normally, you need a VPS, a dedicated or a cloud to host your NodeJS apps.