Socket.io: Connection closed before receiving a handshake response - node.js

Question

I decided to make a chat on socket.io, so I just copied an example from http://psitsmike.com/2011/09/node-js-and-socket-io-chat-tutorial/.
Server side:
var app = require('express').createServer()
var io = require('socket.io').listen(app);
app.listen(8080);
app.get('/', function(req, res) {
res.sendfile(__dirname + '/index.html');
});
var usernames = {};
io.sockets.on('connection', function(socket) {
socket.on('sendchat', function(data) {
io.sockets.emit('updatechat', socket.username, data);
});
socket.on('adduser', function(username) {
socket.username = username;
usernames[username] = username;
socket.emit('updatechat', 'SERVER', 'you have connected');
socket.broadcast.emit('updatechat', 'SERVER', username + ' has connected');
io.sockets.emit('updateusers', usernames);
});
socket.on('disconnect', function() {
delete usernames[socket.username];
io.sockets.emit('updateusers', usernames);
socket.broadcast.emit('updatechat', 'SERVER', socket.username + ' has disconnected');
});
});
Client side:
< script src="/socket.io/socket.io.js">< /script>
< script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.6.4/jquery.min.js"></ script>
< script>
var socket = io.connect('http://localhost:8080');
...
The script works fine but I found out in the Chrome console that it can't establish a websocket connection, and falls back to XHR ('websocket connection invalid'). Tried to change ports, and also tested both on localhost and VPS - same results. What can be the reason? Using express 2.4.6 and socket.io 0.8.4.

Answer 1

Application is deployed as part of same container view , it will automatically connect using application url . Host and port might not be required , check with below options
<script src="/socket.io/socket.io.js"></script>
<script>
var socket = io();
</script>
Other option
<script src="/socket.io/socket.io.js"></script>
<script>
var socket = io('http://localhost');
</script>