Install Software

• Download and Install VSCode on Windows
• Download and Install Node.js on Windows

Create Application

• Create a Folder
• Then open PowerShellISE.exe, cmd,exe or VSCode
• Execute: npm init -y
• This will create a file called package.json which you can open in VSCode.
• package.json should look like this (or similar).

{
 "name": "rtmoduleexplorer",
"version": "1.0.0",
"description": "rtModule Front End",
"main": "index.js",
"type": "module",
"scripts": {
"test": "rtModuleTest"
},
"author": "Doug Connell",
"license": "ISC"
}

NPM is a Node.js Package Manager (NPM) that is installed with Node.js.

Install Packages

• From within VSCode, at the bottom of the screen, execute node -v to check the node version.
• Next execute: npm install express body-parser ejs express-validator

See instructions on these web pages

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/build-powerful-web-form-nodejs-step-by-step-guide-roland-oodo-x6bvf

https://medium.com/@msaqibshah001/a-simple-form-app-with-nodejs-and-mysql-e0d47a042db1