Question

I’m working with NodeJS and I’m working on letting users upload files. Right now though I’m having a lot of problem even trying to get a simple POST request.

Over in my index.ejs file I have some code that creates a form and then sends a post request:

<div id="uploaddiv">Upload things here<br>
<form action="/upload" enctype="multipart/form-data" method="post">
<input type="text" name="title"><br>
<input type="file" name="upload" multiple="multiple"><br>
<input type="submit" value="Upload">
</form>
</div>

Then in server.js, I have code that handles the uploading.

var server = express.createServer();
//bunch of stuff left out
server.get('/upload', function(req, res) {
console.log("uploading!");
if (req.method.toLowerCase() == 'post') {
    res.write('lol');
}
});

My problem is that navigating directly to localhost/upload will console.log properly, but clicking on the button gives me the error “Cannot POST /upload”.

Thanks!

Answer 1

server.get means handle an HTTP GET. You want server.post. FYI the “Cannot XXX /uri” error is what express responds with when no active route matches the request and no 404 error handler has been configured.