{"id":2809,"date":"2019-07-04T01:00:38","date_gmt":"2019-07-04T01:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.canspace.ca\/blog\/?p=2809"},"modified":"2020-01-15T23:32:14","modified_gmt":"2020-01-16T04:32:14","slug":"canspace-now-supports-node-js","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.canspace.ca\/blog\/hosting-servers\/canspace-now-supports-node-js\/","title":{"rendered":"CanSpace Now Supports Node.js!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Do you know about Node.js? According to the Node.js homepage<\/a>, Node \u201cuses an event-driven, non-blocking I\/O model.\u201d What does that actually mean? Node is a server environment that\u2019s particularly good at handling asynchronous JavaScript code and performing asynchronous activities such as reading and writing to the file system, handling connections to database servers, or handling requests as a web server. Because it does not use threads and does not block processes, Node.js provides efficient resource management.<\/p>\n

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You can now install and run Node.js applications on your CanSpace server! Now that Node.js is officially supported in cPanel v80, you can register Node.js applications in cPanel\u2019s Application Manager interface (cPanel>>Home>>Software>>Application Manager). More info can be found on cPanel\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re not a programmer yourself, you may be wondering exactly what Node.js does.<\/p>\n

Here is how PHP or ASP handles a file request:<\/h2>\n
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  1. Sends the task to the computer’s file system.<\/li>\n
  2. Waits while the file system opens and reads the file.<\/li>\n
  3. Returns the content to the client.<\/li>\n
  4. Ready to handle the next request.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Here is how Node.js handles a file request:<\/h2>\n
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    1. Sends the task to the computer’s file system.<\/li>\n
    2. Ready to handle the next request.<\/li>\n
    3. When the file system has opened and read the file, the server returns the content to the client.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      In short, Node.js eliminates waiting for the file to load and instead moves on to the next request, making loading time much more efficient.<\/p>\n

      What Can Node.js Do?<\/h2>\n