Node js Error: Cannot find module './lib/socket.io'

Question

I had my server working with an earlier version of node.js, npm, and socket.io but after updating I started getting issues with socket.io:

    Error: Cannot find module './lib/socket.io'
    at Function._resolveFilename (module.js:333:15)
    at Function._load (module.js:280:25)
    at Module.require (module.js:357:17)
    at require (module.js:373:17)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/socket.io/index.js:8:18)
    at Module._compile (module.js:444:26)
    at Object..js (module.js:462:10)
    at Module.load (module.js:351:32)
    at Function._load (module.js:309:12)
    at Module.require (module.js:357:17)

i have installed socket.io module with command npm

install socket.io

which placed socket.io under node_modules in my project. I found it strange at first that the error message was saying "./lib/socket.io" but when I looked into it I found that project/node_modules/socket.io/index.js is requiring socket.io like so:

module.exports = require('./lib/socket.io');

this line giving me error Error: Cannot find module './lib/socket.io'

Please help me

Thanks in advance

try to reinstall the socket.io module also can you dump the line where you require socket.io ? — Gntem
yes Phoenix i have re install socket.io many times receiving same error — Simranjeet

djheru djheru · Accepted Answer · 2014-04-03T12:11:51

Try npm cache clean I had a similar problem, and I found this tip here: http://codebetter.com/glennblock/2012/02/27/my-tale-of-npm-woe-when-all-else-fails-clear-you-cache/

Node js Error: Cannot find module './lib/socket.io'

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