javascript - Failing to delete entry from MongoDB database using Node.JS Express Jade -

for life of me cannot seem find solution this. every tutorial , resource got doesn't seem help. want delete entry mongodb database can't seem able jade view, database router , database want. want able delete entry database.jade view , route it, not view nor router. when run code below keep getting 404 error route it's trying access.

my app.js file below:

var express = require('express'); var path = require('path'); var favicon = require('serve-favicon'); var logger = require('morgan'); var cookieparser = require('cookie-parser'); var bodyparser = require('body-parser'); var router = express.router();  var routes = require('./routes/index'); var users = require('./routes/users'); var database = require('./routes/database'); var methodoverride = require('method-override');  var app = express();  // view engine setup app.set('views', path.join(__dirname, 'views')); app.set('view engine', 'jade');  // uncomment after placing favicon in /public //app.use(favicon(__dirname + '/public/favicon.ico')); app.use(logger('dev')); app.use(bodyparser.json()); app.use(bodyparser.urlencoded({ extended: false })); app.use(cookieparser()); app.use('/public', express.static(__dirname + '/public')); app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname, 'public'))); app.use('public/js', express.static(path.join(__dirname + 'public/js'))); app.use('public/css', express.static(path.join(__dirname + 'public/css')));  app.use('/', routes); app.use('/database', database); app.use('/create', database); app.use('/delete', database); app.use('/:id', database); app.use(methodoverride('_method')); //delete employee app.use('/database/#{entry._id}?/delete', database);  // catch 404 , forward error handler app.use(function(req, res, next) {   var err = new error('not found');   err.status = 404;   next(err); });  // error handlers  // development error handler // print stacktrace if (app.get('env') === 'development') {   app.use(function(err, req, res, next) {     res.status(err.status || 500);     res.render('error', {       message: err.message,       error: err     });   }); }  // production error handler // no stacktraces leaked user app.use(function(err, req, res, next) {   res.status(err.status || 500);   res.render('error', {     message: err.message,     error: {}   }); });   module.exports = app;  app.listen(8080);  console.log("the server has started"); 

my database.js (this handles routing database view enter entries, view entries , want delete them) code below:

var express = require('express'); var router = express.router(); var mongoose = require('mongoose'); var schema = mongoose.schema;  /* database stuff */ //connect data store , set database var db = mongoose.connection;  //connect database mongoose.connect('mongodb://localhost/mandela_diaries/data');  //create model connects schema , entries collection in mandela_diaries database var entry = mongoose.model("entry", new schema({date: 'date', link: 'string'}), "entries");  mongoose.connection.on("open", function() {     console.log("mongodb connected!"); });  //the route getting data database - form router.get("/", function(req, res) {     //send current entries page     entry.find({}, function(err, entries) {         console.log(entries);         if(err) {             res.status(404).json({"error": "not found", "err":err});             return;         } else {             res.render('database', {title: 'database', entries: entries});         }     });  });  //the route posting data database - post router.post('/', function(req, res) {     var newentry = new entry(req.body);     newentry.save(function(err, entries){         if (err !== null) {             res.status(500).json(err);         } else {             res.redirect('database');         };     }); });  //the route deleting data database - delete/remove todo item id // changed path `/` `/:id`     router.delete('/:id', function (req, res) {         entry.findbyid(req.params.id)             .exec(function(err, entries) {                // changed `if (err || !doc)` `if (err || !entries)`                 if (err || !entries) {                     res.statuscode = 404;                     res.send({});                 } else {                     entries.remove(function(err) {                         if (err) {                             res.statuscode = 403;                             res.send(err);                         } else {                             res.send({});                         }                     });                 }             });     });  module.exports = router; 

and code database view below:

extends layout  block content     .container       .row         .col-s-12           h1 mandela diaries database       .row         .col-s-4           h3 add entry       .row         .col-s-12           form.form-inline(method='post', action='/create')             .form-group               label(for='date') date:                input#datepicker.form-control.datepicker(type='text', name='date')             .form-group               label(for='link') link:                input#link.form-control(type='string', name='link')             button.btn.btn-default(type='submit') submit       .row         p               | format options:               br               select#format                 option(value='mm/dd/yy') default - mm/dd/yy                 option(value='yy-mm-dd') iso 8601 - yy-mm-dd                 option(value='d m, y') short - d m, y                 option(value='d mm, y') medium - d mm, y                 option(value='dd, d mm, yy') full - dd, d mm, yy                 option(value="'day' d 'of' mm 'in year' yy") text - 'day' d 'of' mm 'in year' yy       br       ul#dbentries.col-s-12     each entry in entries       p= 'date: ' + entry.date + ': link: ' + entry.link + ' '           span           form(method='post', action='/database/#{entry._id}?_method=delete')             button(type='submit') delete       .row