Prompt Title: Codex & Node.js Website

Created 1 year ago

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#website

DIY

Prompt Detail:

Sure, I'd be happy to help you build a website using Codex and Node.js!

Before we begin, let's make sure you have the necessary software installed:

Node.js - You can download it from the official website https://nodejs.org/en/
Codex - You can download it from https://codex.learnersguild.org/

Once you have these installed, let's get started:

Step 1: Set up your project

Create a new folder for your project and navigate to it in your terminal.
Run the command codex init to set up a new Codex project.

Step 2: Install Dependencies

Run npm init command to set up your Node.js project.
Install the following packages:
- Express: npm install express
- EJS: npm install ejs
- Body-parser: npm install body-parser

Step 3: Create your server

Create a new file called server.js.
Require the necessary dependencies:

javascript
const express = require('express');
const bodyParser = require('body-parser');
const app = express();
const port = 3000;

Use body-parser to parse incoming request bodies in middleware before your handlers.

javascript
app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: false }));

Set up a basic route for the homepage:

javascript
app.get('/', (req, res) => {
  res.send('Hello World!');
});

Listen on port 3000:

javascript
app.listen(port, () => {
  console.log(`Example app listening at http://localhost:${port}`)
});

Step 4: Create your first view

Create a new folder called views.
Create a new file called home.ejs.
Add the following code to your home.ejs file:

html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>My Website</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <h1>Welcome to my website!</h1>
    <p>This is a sample website built using Codex and Node.js.</p>
  </body>
</html>

Step 5: Render your view

Update your homepage route to render your home.ejs view:

javascript
app.get('/', (req, res) => {
  res.render('home');
});

Step 6: Create a contact form

Add a new route to your server.js file to handle the form submission:

javascript
app.post('/contact', (req, res) => {
  const name = req.body.name;
  const email = req.body.email;
  const message = req.body.message;
  // Do something with the form data
  res.send('Form submitted successfully!');
});

Create a new file called contact.ejs.
Add the following code to your contact.ejs file:

html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Contact Us</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <h1>Contact Us</h1>
    <form method="post" action="/contact">
      <label for="name">Name:</label>
      <input type="text" id="name" name="name"><br>

      <label for="email">Email:</label>
      <input type="email" id="email" name="email"><br>

      <label for="message">Message:</label>
      <textarea id="message" name="message"></textarea><br>

      <input type="submit" value="Submit">
    </form>
  </body>
</html>

Step 7

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