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I am Getting error when sending https request to my node js server from php
I am Getting error when sending https request to my node js server from php
cURL error 7: Failed to connect to api1.waapi.site port 9000: Connection refused
I am trying to send a request to https://api1.waapi.site:9000.
Please help me.
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Hi @mrbarnk,
cURL error 7 is very explicit, it means for some reason you are not able to connect to the provider url. Most of the time it’s related to a firewall or some kind of a restriction issue.
Another suggestion would be that you haven’t started node to actually listen on port 9000. The last suggestion I have is that actually your firewall is blocking the access to this port.
To test the above theories, SSH to your droplet, start your NodeJS instance and type in the following
If you have started the NodeJS application properly, you should see it in the output. If you do, it would mean your firewall is the issue. You’ll need to allow incoming traffic to the mentioned port. To do you need to run
If you don’t see any output, it would mean your NodeJS application hasn’t been started properly.
Regards, KDSys