DataTables.net and Node.js with Bootstrap

This is an example data provider implementation for datatables.net server-side processing with node.js.
It works like the existing php data provider.

The example uses the following components:

• datatables.net
• Bootstrap
• Node.js
  • Node-mysql
  • Express

Setup

• Clone the repo and setup the environment

  $ git clone git://github.com/meip/datatables-node.git
  

• This examples used bootstrap as a git-submodule

  $ cd cd static/css/libs/bootstrap/
  
  $ ln -s ../../../../bootstrap/less/* .
  

Quick Start

• Install dependencies for node

  $ cd nodejs
  $ npm install
  

• Install datatables.net MySQL sample database

• Configure the database connection in server.js

• Run the server

  $ node server.js
  

• Open server_node.html in your browser (may use Google Chrome to prevent cross-domain problems)