SocketIO connection refused
node.js, socket.io
Solution
Instead of `var socket = io('http://localhost:8000');`, use `var socket = io.connect('http://localhost:8000/');`
also if you have used `npm install` you can use `<script src="http://localhost:8080/socket.io/socket.io.js"></script>` to access the socket.io library on the front-end
Problem
I am trying to get socket IO to work, but I keep getting connection refused. I guess connection refused is better than connection timeout, as refused mean's something is stopping it somewhere? Anyway the code is from socketIO's tutorial website: Client side, located in `/home/server/nodejs/expressocket.js`: ``` var app = require('http').createServer(handler) var io = require('socket.io')(app); var fs = require('fs'); app.listen(8000); function handler (req, res) { fs.readFile(__dirname + '../public_html/socketio.htm', function (err, data) { if (err) { res.writeHead(500); return res.end('Error loading index.html'); } res.writeHead(200); res.end(data); }); } io.on('connection', function (socket) { socket.emit('news', { hello: 'world' }); socket.on('my other event', function (data) { console.log(data); }); }); ``` And then server side located in `/home/server/public_html/socketio.js` ``` <!DOCTYPE html> <head> <script src="https://cdn.socket.io/socket.io-1.3.4.js"></script> </head> <body> <h1>Socket IO Test</h1> <script> var socket = io('http://localhost:8000'); socket.on('news', function (data) { console.log(data); socket.emit('my other event', { my: 'data' }); }); </script> </body> </html> ``` I've got the right port in there, and the server should be listening on that port. But why is it getting refused?