[FX.php List] [OFF] Think back to OS 9...

[Bob Patin]

Jonathan,

WebSTAR was taken over by 4D, which dropped support for FileMaker  
database... if they're using that, I wonder if they're using WebSTAR  
4.5. However, I've never used FileMaker 6 with FX.php, so I'm not  
sure. For the record, I still host about 50-60 sites which use CDML  
and FileMaker, and it works fine. Not as stable as FX.php, but for  
lower-traffic sites it works okay...

As Dale said, OS 9 didn't have built-in web server support, so  
they're probably using WebSTAR, which was pretty popular for OS 9.  
I'd be surprised if it worked with PHP though; I seem to recall that  
it didn't handle PHP (later versions probably do though).

Bob Patin
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On Dec 21, 2006, at 12:06 PM, Dale Bengston wrote:

> Hi Jonathan,
>
> FMP is doing the web serving from its web folder (in the app  
> folder). There is no native web server support on OS9, so if it's  
> not coming straight out of FMP, it's sitting behind WebStar, probably.
>
> I would start by looking at their state of updates. FMU should be  
> on 6.0v4 and the Web Companion Extension should be on 6.0v3.
>
> Also, you should look at getting them running the latest version of  
> FX.
>
> http://www.filemaker.com/support/downloads/index.html
>
> Hope this helps,
> Dale
>
> On Dec 21, 2006, at 11:53 AM, Jonathan Schwartz wrote:
>
>> Hi folks,
>>
>> I'm supporting a new client who has two Mac machines running OS 9,  
>> running FMP 6 unlimited and an fx.php solution.   So far, I have  
>> access via Timbuktu only.
>>
>> The web server is locking up from time to time, and I have to  
>> admit that my head is not wrapped around OS any longer.
>>
>> I can't figure out how OS 9 does web serving, and how to even  
>> start the diagnosis process.
>>
>> Can someone give me a shove in the right direction?
>>
>> TIA.
>>
>> Jonathan
>> -- 
>>
>> Jonathan Schwartz
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>> Associate Member, FileMaker Solutions Alliance
>> Schwartz & Company
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>>
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