[FX.php List] Cannot get FX to connect to FMP

VanBuskirk, Patricia pvanbuskirk at otc.fsu.edu
Wed Jul 23 18:33:02 MDT 2008


We built a new server and now everything works as it should ... I hate
stuff like that, wasting hours looking at code and testing pages when it
was a hardware/OS problem the whole time!!

Thanks again for your help!

Trish

-----Original Message-----
From: fx.php_list-bounces at mail.iviking.org
[mailto:fx.php_list-bounces at mail.iviking.org] On Behalf Of Bob
Patin/Longterm Solutions
Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 4:29 PM
To: FX.php Discussion List
Subject: Re: [FX.php List] Cannot get FX to connect to FMP

I'm not having any problems here with FMS 9, but I'm on Macs and not  
PCs.

Bob Patin
Longterm Solutions
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On Jul 23, 2008, at 2:21 PM, Gjermund Gusland Thorsen wrote:

> I have not yet started using 9... I will probably wait for 10...
>
> ggt
>
> 2008/7/23 VanBuskirk, Patricia <pvanbuskirk at otc.fsu.edu>:
>> I do have a sneaky suspicion it is server/os related ... our net  
>> support guy is building a new server as we speak.  We have  
>> Filemaker Server Advanced 9.
>>
>> Thanks for your input ... and pray for the best!
>>
>> Trish
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: fx.php_list-bounces at mail.iviking.org
[mailto:fx.php_list-bounces at mail.iviking.org 
>> ] On Behalf Of Gjermund Gusland Thorsen
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 3:16 PM
>> To: FX.php Discussion List
>> Subject: Re: [FX.php List] Cannot get FX to connect to FMP
>>
>> There are bugs in some of the 8 releases make sure you have FMSA  
>> 8.0v4r2
>>
>> If you run FileMaker Server 8 of any kind.
>>
>> ggt
>>
>> 2008/7/23 Bob Patin/Longterm Solutions <bob at patin.com>:
>>> I wonder if it's a server issue; have you tried restarting the web  
>>> server?
>>>
>>> Bob Patin
>>> Longterm Solutions
>>> bob at longtermsolutions.com
>>> 615-333-6858
>>> http://www.longtermsolutions.com
>>> iChat: bobpatin
>>> AIM: longterm1954
>>> FileMaker 9 Certified Developer
>>> Member of FileMaker Business Alliance and FileMaker TechNet
>>> --------------------------
>>> FileMaker hosting and consulting for all versions of FileMaker PHP *
>>> Full email services * Free DNS hosting * Colocation * Consulting
>>>
>>> On Jul 23, 2008, at 10:12 AM, VanBuskirk, Patricia wrote:
>>>
>>>> I am having major problems all of a sudden.  Our online forms are  
>>>> in
>>>> php on a designated server (Win Server 2003), using FX.php.  They
>>>> started acting up Friday (the form just stopped when it got to the
>>>> dropdown list, we got them working .. then again last night, we got
>>>> them working, then again this morning and I cannot get them working
>>>> again.  They now show the entire form, but will not show the
>>>> drop-down list (which pull from a field in FMP) and when submitted
>>>> will not go to the confirm.php page (the physical file shows in the
>>>> directory, but goes to a page not found error). And it does not  
>>>> make a record in FMP.
>>>>
>>>> We ran the included FM tests and all the web publishing tests come
>>>> back ok.  I have a test page that prints out the php settings, then
>>>> lists all the hosted databases available to the web (<?php
>>>> print_r($databaseList); ?>).  That works.
>>>>
>>>> When it gets to the following point in the form, it will not show  
>>>> the
>>>> list:
>>>>
>>>> <select name="Contact_Bldg" tabindex="5">  <option selected>NOT
>>>> LISTED - Type in Below</option>  <?php
>>>>
>>>> require_once('FX.php');
>>>> require_once('server_data.php');
>>>>
>>>> // configure a connection to FileMaker Server Advanced  
>>>> $ordersQuery =
>>>> new FX(FM_IP, FM_PORT, FM_VERSION); // set database and layout
>>>> information $ordersQuery->SetDBData('WEB_Forms',  
>>>> 'Ref_FSU_Buildings',
>>>> 'all'); // set database username and password
>>>> $ordersQuery->SetDBUserPass(FM_USERNAME, FM_PASSWORD); // retrieve
>>>> all records in this database available to the current user
>>>> $ordersQuery->AddSortParam('ListForWeb', 'ascend'); $orders =
>>>> $ordersQuery->DoFXAction(FX_ACTION_FINDALL);
>>>>       foreach ($orders as $contact) {
>>>>  echo "                <option>{$contact['ListForWeb']}\n";
>>>>
>>>> }
>>>> ?>
>>>> </select>
>>>>
>>>> This makes me think it has something to do with FX.  I re- 
>>>> downloaded
>>>> fx.php, made sure the includes folder is where it is supposed to  
>>>> be,
>>>> re-verified the php.ini is pointing to that folder, made sure all  
>>>> the
>>>> includes are in there ... I am out of ideas and about to pull my  
>>>> hair
>>>> out!!  Anyone have any suggestions??
>>>>
>>>> Trish
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