NODEmcu Always stating connection failed always - iot

Question

This is the code I have written for the node mcu
#include <ESP8266WiFi.h>
const char* host = "*.*.*.*";
String path = "/cgi-bin/ts.py?field1=";
const char* ssid = "my_ssid";
const char* pass = "********";
int sensor = A0;
float tempc;
float svoltage;
void setup(void){
Serial.begin(115200);
Serial.println("");
WiFi.begin(ssid, pass);
// Wait for connection
while (WiFi.status() != WL_CONNECTED) {
delay(100);
Serial.print(".");
}
Serial.println("");
Serial.print("Connected to ");
Serial.println(ssid);
Serial.print("IP address: ");
Serial.println(WiFi.localIP());
}
void loop() {
float xval = analogRead(sensor);
svoltage = (xval*3100.0)/1023;
tempc = svoltage/10;
Serial.println(tempc);
WiFiClient client;
const int httpPort = 8000;
if (client.connect(httpPort)) {
Serial.println("connection failed");
return;
}
client.print(String("GET ") + path + String(tempc) + " HTTP/1.1\r\n" +
"Host: " + host + "\r\n" +
"Connection: keep-alive\r\n\r\n");
delay(10000);
}
I have checked the syntax several time. I don't see any errors in my code. but it never connects to the network eventhough all the other devices can connect to the network. Take a look and tell me where I went wrong.
Thank you.

Answer 1

I think you made one logical error and one syntax error.
client.connect() method takes in two arguments. So that should be
client.connect(host,httpPort) in your case and When your nodemcu is suceessfully connected to the internet. Your program says Connection failed. That is a logical error.
change the if condition to
if (!client.connect(host,httpPort)) {
Serial.println("connection failed");
return;
}