Getting the error "socket.io not found"

Question

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socket.io: Failed to load resource

I have a server already running on http://localhost:4250

I have socket.io directory, which I have downloaded from the socket.io github.

and I am trying to connect to server like:

<script src="socket.io/socket.io.js"></script>

and how I connect to server:

<script>
  var socket = io.connect('http://localhost:4250');

  socket.on('connect', function (data) 
  {
    console.log(data);
    socket.emit('my other event', { my: 'data' });
  });

</script>

I am getting these errors:

NetworkError: 404 Not Found - http://localhost/socket.io/socket.io.js"

and

ReferenceError: io is not defined

I have already tried everything I know, so I don't know what to do now.

Thank you!

It can't load your `socket.io.js` javascript file. Check the path and make sure the file exists. — MrOBrian, Jul 23 '12 at 17:29
the file is in /lib directory but its getting called by index.js I think. Thats where I am confused. — Vural, Jul 23 '12 at 17:31
I have updated my question. And all in the same directory index.html and socket.io directory. — Vural, Jul 23 '12 at 17:39
Probably using something like this: http://ronenagranat.blogspot.com/2011/02/apache2-reverse-proxy-for-nodejs.html — pat34515, Jul 23 '12 at 17:54
socket.io is a node package - you need to run it from a node app and when your node app listens to a socket, it automatically exposes the socket.io script in that url. — Oved D, Jul 25 '12 at 18:56

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 26 '12 at 08:48

The Issue

by adding http://localhost:4250 before the rest of the source in the link tag (for socket.io) solves this problem. This is apparently due to the way the network binds ports to localhost, however I will try to find some more information on the cause;

What to change:

Making socket.io behave:

<script src="/socket.io/socket.io.js"></script>

should be change to

<script src="http://localhost:4250/socket.io/socket.io.js"></script>

Getting the error "socket.io not found"

1 Answers1

The Issue

What to change: