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Practical Web Development

You're reading from   Practical Web Development Learn CSS, JavaScript, PHP, and more with this vital guide to modern web development

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jul 2015
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ISBN-13 9781782175919
Length 276 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Paul Wellens Paul Wellens
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Preface 1. The World Wide Web FREE CHAPTER 2. HTML 3. CSS 4. JavaScript 5. PHP 6. PHP and MySQL 7. jQuery 8. Ajax 9. The History API – Not Forgetting Where We Are 10. XML and JSON 11. MongoDB 12. Mobile First, Responsive Design with Progressive Enhancement 13. Foundation – A Responsive CSS/JavaScript Framework 14. Node.js A. Bootstrap – An Alternative to Foundation Index

Express

A good way to get the job done with fewer notes is by using the Express framework. On the expressjs.com website, it is called a minimal and flexible node.js web application framework, providing a robust set of features for building web applications.

There probably is no better way to describe what Express can do for you. It is minimal so there is little overhead for the framework itself. It is flexible, so you can add just what you need. As it gives a robust set of features, this means you do not have to create them yourselves and they have been tested by an ever-growing community.

Installing Express

Of course, Express is also a node module, so we install it as such. At the time of writing, we used Express 4. In your project directory for your application, type:

npm install express

Or you can also use:

npm install —save express

If you specify the —save option, npm will update the package.json file. You will notice that a folder called express will be created inside node_modules...

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