IWP from FMP server?
am 29.10.2007 12:31:47 von Christoph Bouthillier
Dear Listeners:
Please forgive this probably rather dumb question but I have so far never
worked with any version of FMP Server.
My only (pleasant) experience with web serving so far is Custom Web
Publishing of a FMP 4.0 file for many years now from a commercial FMP Host.
The bottom link on
http://filemaker.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/filemaker.cfg/php/endu ser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=6649
leads to a page where - if I read correctly - it is stated that IWP and CWP
are possible from a server version, too, and not only from the client
version.
Is this indeed correct? I will have my own server machine (XServe) in a
server farm soon and would like to know what I need to install to serve at
least 4 different applications which all allow user interaction, some of
them with dozens of files ("files" in the meaning of FMP up to v6). The
users only have browsers, no clients. So will I need a server version, or
can I use an (advanced) client? The number of users and traffic will be very
small/low.
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Met vriendelijke groet / Mit freundlichen Gruessen / With kind regards
Christoph Bouthillier
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Re: IWP from FMP server?
am 29.10.2007 20:26:30 von d-42
On Oct 29, 4:31 am, "Christoph Bouthillier"
wrote:
> it is stated that IWP and CWP
> are possible from a server version, too, and not only from the client
> version.
> Is this indeed correct?
Yes. From 7+ this was possible. In 6 down, you needed Filemaker Pro
clients, and there was a special client, what was it called?
Unlimited? To host web content without standard client connection
limit.
> I will have my own server machine (XServe) in a
> server farm soon and would like to know what I need to install to serve at
> least 4 different applications which all allow user interaction, some of
> them with dozens of files ("files" in the meaning of FMP up to v6).
Files are files. ;) We differentiate between tables and files in 7+.
> The
> users only have browsers, no clients. So will I need a server version, or
> can I use an (advanced) client? The number of users and traffic will be very
> small/low.
You can install either a Filemaker Server Advanced or a regular
client, depending on what your needs are. Based the 'number of users
and traffic will be very small/low' I would suggest just going with a
regular client, and then upgrading to server advanced if you feel you
need its extra capabilities (more simultaneous connections, web based
admin, scheduled backups).
But for your needs, a single regular client running on the server with
a remote access tool to allow you administer/maintain it, would
probably be sufficient.
The 'advanced client' doesn't bring anything to the table in terms of
web hosting, but it does add the ability to define custom functions,
debug scripts, and so on, and I think its quite valuable. I'd
recommend having it just for its development aids, but only on
machines that you are designing/debugging the database.
Server advanced is relatively expensive and if your users/traffic is
very low, its probably overkill.
That said if you want to host 'dozens' of files, you'll want to look
into the open file limitations of each scenario. (Or consider merging
multiple tables into a single file to reduce the file count.)
-cheers,
Dave