unable to execute server.js program using express framework on node.js

Question

unable to execute server.js program using express framework on node.js

While trying to execute server.js program I am getting the following error:

var app = express();
Type error: object is not a function 
   at object.<anonymous>

even tried re installing and changing the version of express to

npm install
npm uninstall express
npm install express@2.5.9

but it resulted in new error

fqdn = ~req.url.indexof(' ://')

I use windows and i am working on node.js version 0.8.4.

node.js
express

Answer 1

If you're using Express < 3.0, the return value of require('express'); is not a function; you'll need to create a server the old way.

Express 2.x

var express = require('express');
var server = express.createServer();

Express 3.x

var http = require('http');
var express = require('express');
var app = express();
var server = http.createServer(app);

Answer 2

What does

> require('express').version;
'3.0.0rc2'

return?

As you can see it does return 3.0.0rc2? Does yours really return 2.5.9. if it does you use like Brandon said 2.x section. If it returns 3.x you use his 3.x section.