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JavaScript Introducing JavaScript Let's Make a Game The Language of Programming

Posted by Ricardo Redd
Ricardo Redd
1,675 Points

'Security' error when trying to load phaser.js file

I keep getting a security error whenever I try to load the phaser.js file in the course.

Ricardo Redd
Ricardo Redd
1,675 Points

It says (error SecurityError) verbatim.

2 Answers

Ricardo Redd
Ricardo Redd
1,675 Points
Ricardo Redd
Ricardo Redd
1,675 Points

Hi Dave, I did not download the files, just tried to launch the workspace in the browser. I downloaded the web server for Chrome....but there are no instructions in that link...The game is working now however. Thanks.

Dave McFarland
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Dave McFarland
Treehouse Teacher
Dave McFarland
Dave McFarland
Treehouse Teacher

Ricardo Redd

You can get that error if you downloaded the files to your computer, and tried to open the index.html file in a browser. Many browsers limit how JavaScript interacts with your local file system, and loading files the way Phaser.js, will trigger an error, unless you view the web page from a web server. If you use workspaces to edit and view the files you won't get that error.

Another option is to load a simple web server on your computer and view the game page that way. A really simple way, if you use the Chrome browser, is to use the Web Server for Chrome extension. Just follow the instructions on the page -- https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/web-server-for-chrome/ofhbbkphhbklhfoeikjpcbhemlocgigb?hl=en -- and you'll be able to view the game just fine.