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  • Silvia Ramos
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    http-server issues on windows

    Posted October 24, 2020 12:50pm by Silvia Ramos
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  • Trevor Maltbie
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    This video needs updating

    Posted August 3, 2020 12:16am by Trevor Maltbie
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  • Ryan Giusti
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    I was able to globally install http-server, but I can't locate that ajax_example.

    Posted May 25, 2020 2:36pm by Ryan Giusti
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  • Andrew Phythian
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    Trouble installing http-server globally

    Posted August 4, 2019 9:06pm by Andrew Phythian
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  • L Haney
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    http-server not working for me either

    Posted August 3, 2019 10:50pm by L Haney
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  • Matt Davis
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    installed globally but not able to view a simple html file

    Posted May 29, 2019 4:11pm by Matt Davis
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  • Adam Lyles Kauffman
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    difference between global and package installed last video

    Posted May 7, 2019 3:18pm by Adam Lyles Kauffman
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  • jlampstack
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    Does http-server eliminate the need of using a program such as xampp ?

    Posted November 4, 2017 4:18pm by jlampstack
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  • Neil Bircumshaw
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    Just a bit of clarification

    Posted August 20, 2017 12:51pm by Neil Bircumshaw
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  • varun dixit
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    502 Points

    Where does global packages save?

    Posted December 6, 2016 11:51am by varun dixit
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  • jenyufu
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    Where is the ajax file? I don't see the ajax file that the instructor uses for his server.

    Posted December 5, 2016 8:23pm by jenyufu
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  • Seatfrog Operations
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    When I upload my .html and .js to the server using html-server it says that 'require' is unidentified...

    Posted June 29, 2016 1:33am by Seatfrog Operations
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  • Juliette Tworsey
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    http-server not working..

    Posted September 28, 2015 10:55pm by Juliette Tworsey
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  • Mathew Leland
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    In case you can't get http-server to work, make sure you have the whole directory included

    Posted August 14, 2015 11:11pm by Mathew Leland
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