It's really easy to install Node js if you are using Xampp or Wamp etc.

Nodejs.org has created a Windows Installer (.msi) for Node Js.

If don't have Xampp installed on your localhost, Download & Install Xammp.

1. Download Windows Installer (.msi) for Node Js from Node Js Official Website.
2. Run the Installer (.msi installer that you have downloaded) and follow the prompts steps in the installer.
3. Congrats!, now you have installed node.js successfully with NPM and Node Modules.

1. NPM – Node Package Manager – which lets you add Node Packages/Modules like Express Js, Mongoose, PM2, Nodemailer etc very quickly and easily.
2. Keep your Apache and Node ports different.
3. Run - node -v on cmd to test the version of Node Js.
4. Run - npm -v on cmd to test the version of NPM (Node Package Manager).

// Install Express Js
>> npm install express --save

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Create a test file (for example) C:\nodejs\test.js and put the below code in that file:

var http = require('http');
http.createServer(function (req, res) {
 res.writeHead(200, {'Content-Type': 'text/plain'});
 res.end('Hello World\n');
}).listen(3000, "127.0.0.1");
console.log('Server running at http://127.0.0.1:3000');

Now, Open cmd (COMMAND PROMPT) and run following command:

>> cd C:\nodejs
>> node test.js

Open this address in your browser: http://127.0.0.1:3000