expressjs: Sending a file from parent directory
You have to mention root as the second parameter of sendfile().
For example:
app.get('/:dir/:file', function(req, res) { var dir = req.params.dir, file = req.params.file; res.sendfile(dir + '/' + file, {'root': '../'});});You can find more details here:https://github.com/visionmedia/express/issues/1465
You need to use express.static.
Say you have the following directory set up:
/app /buried /deep server.js /public index.htmlThen you should have the following Express configuration:
var express = require('express');var server = express.createServer();server.configure(function(){ server.use(express.static(__dirname + '../../public'));});server.listen(3000);res.sendfile is meant for "finer-grain" transferring of files to the client. See API docs for example.
parent folder: -app -routes.js -index.htmlIn the above case, Add the following code to routes.js to send a file from parent directory.
var path=require("path") //assuming express is installed app.get('/', function(req, res){res.sendFile(path.join(__dirname + '/../index.html'));});