Sorry, that was rude. But you really do need to go read one of the zillion articles or tutorials about node.
On Sun, Jul 8, 2012 at 11:11 AM, Mark Hahn <[email protected]> wrote: > Here is a serious answer: http://nodejs.org/ > > > On Sun, Jul 8, 2012 at 5:51 AM, Ben Noordhuis <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Sun, Jul 8, 2012 at 5:17 AM, jshrek <[email protected]> wrote: >> > ok, this is really a serious question... just trying to wrap my head >> > around exactly what node.js is and what it is not. >> > >> > So from what I gather, node.js is a web server written in JavaScript? >> > Am I on track so far? >> >> Somewhat. node.js is not exclusively a web server but it can function as >> one. >> >> > So is this something I would use as an alternative to say PHP? >> >> Depends on what you want to do, of course. :-) For most cases, the >> answer is a resounding "yes". >> >> > And does it run on an apache server or is it s replacement for apache? >> >> A replacement (though it's not really an apples to apples comparison). >> >> It's quite possible for node.js and apache/nginx/etc. to coexist on >> the same machine. >> >> -- >> Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ >> Posting guidelines: >> https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "nodejs" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en >> > > -- Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ Posting guidelines: https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en
