I am currently trying to add my style.css file to home.ejs file render by express.js
But I keep receiving the following error
Refused to apply style from 'http://localhost:2000/cssFile/style.css' because its MIME type ('text/html') is not a supported stylesheet MIME type, and strict MIME checking is enabled.
My file structure is like
cssFile | style.css views | htmlFile | | home.ejs index.js
This is my express code
const express = require("express");
const app = express();
const path = require("path");
const mongoose = require("mongoose");
const Comments = require("./models/comments");
app.use(express.static(__dirname + "/public"));
app.set("views", path.join(__dirname, "views"));
app.set("view engine", "ejs");
app.get("/", (req, res) => {
res.render("htmlFile/home");
});
My home.ejs:
...
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8" />
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge" />
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
<title>Document</title>
<link
href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.0.2/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css"
rel="stylesheet"
integrity="sha384-EVSTQN3/azprG1Anm3QDgpJLIm9Nao0Yz1ztcQTwFspd3yD65VohhpuuCOmLASjC"
crossorigin="anonymous"
/>
//buggy code
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/cssFile/style.css" />
</head>
I have been trying for another solution, but I just can’t solve mine.
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Answer
My file structure is like
cssFile | style.css views | htmlFile | | home.ejs index.jsThis is my express code
... (all your other code) app.use(express.static(__dirname + "/public"));
In this JavaScript code, you’re telling express.static that you’re trying to service static files from a directory called “public”, which doesn’t exist. If you look in the “Network” panel in your browser, you’ll probably see that you’re getting served a 404 page, or sometimes a different HTML file.
Try changing your file structure to this:
public | cssFile | | style.css views | htmlFile | | home.ejs index.js