I have written a simple code and save it in file try.js .
var http = require('http');
var makeRequest = function(message) {
var options = {
host: 'localhost', port: 8080, path: '/', method: 'POST'
}
var request = http.request(options, function(response){
response.on('data', function(data){
console.log(data);
});
});
request.write(message);
request.end();
}
makeRequest("Here's looking at you, kid.");
When I run it through terminal it give an error
throw er; // Unhandled 'error' event,
Error: connect ECONNREFUSED
at errnoException (net.js:884:11)
at Object.afterConnect [as oncomplete] (net.js:875:19)error' event
For me, the problem was another instance was running. Search for other node instance running and kill it. It should resume properly after.
This is happening because nothing is listening on localhost:8080. Here are the examples how to handle request errors How to catch http client request exceptions in node.js
Another server is running on same port 8080, so you need to kill and start your instance.
find running instance
kill existing server instance using pid
start instance
Another server is running on the same port 8080 so change the port in this code or kill the port 8080 and restart it.
change port number. Because your port is already is running.
port number like : 8000,8001,3000,3001,8080 ....
(or) Kill your port number. If you are using Ubuntu OS to follow this steps.