node js server side: How can I import d3 and make it available?

I am trying to produce a png image of a word cloud using node js and d3-cloud.

I've got a Debian 11 server running node js.
I have installed d3: /usr/lib/node_modules/d3 using npm -g for global use.
I have also installed d3-cloud: /usr/lib/node_modules/d3-cloud using npm -g for global use..

I have looked in the /usr/lib/node_modules folder and both d3-cloud and d3 folders are inside it. I looked in the d3 folder and it does have a package.json and a node_modules folder with all of d3's sub modules (ie d3-array).

The d3-cloud folder also contains a node_modules folder:
/usr/lib/node_modules/d3-cloud/node_modules containing it's sub module d3-dispatch.

chatgpt is clueless.

I run node js from php: echo shell_exec("node '/.../TestCloud.js'");
The user is www-data.

Skia-canvas has been tested with chart.js and it works fine.
I cannot get d3-cloud to produce a word cloud.
This works fine so I can require skia-canvas and d3-cloud with no problem:

require('module').globalPaths.push('/usr/lib/node_modules');
const { Canvas } = require('skia-canvas');
//const d3 = require('d3');
const cloud = require('d3-cloud');
console.log("GOT d3-cloud");

Code (markup):

It does echo "GOT d3-cloud".

But when I run this:

require('module').globalPaths.push('/usr/lib/node_modules');
const { Canvas } = require('skia-canvas');
const d3 = require('d3');
const cloud = require('d3-cloud');
console.log("GOT d3");

Code (markup):

It does NOT echo "GOT d3".

How can I successfully require d3 in a node js file?
More importantly, how can I make d3-cloud produce a png image of a word cloud?

 

Grok seems to be clueless about this too. It suggested:

Check for Errors:

try{
const d3 =require('d3'); console.log("GOT d3");
}catch(error){
console.error("Error loading d3:", error.message);
}

Ensure Compatibility:

Verify that the version of d3 is compatible with your Node.js version and d3-cloud. Run: npm list d3 d3-cloud

Recommended Solution:

The simplest and most reliable approach is to install d3 locally and avoid modifying global paths: npm install d3
Then use this code:

const{ Canvas }=require('skia-canvas');
const d3 =require('d3');
const cloud =require('d3-cloud');
console.log("GOT d3");