Re: [FX.php List] “lost network connection” problem when using PHP 5 with FX.php and FileMaker 6

Mon Nov 20 16:46:43 MST 2006

Hi Jason,

I think you should try adding a <head></head> section to your page.

Regards,
Dale

On Nov 20, 2006, at 5:16 PM, jason f. boldt wrote:

> Dear FX PHP List:
>
> I am only at the very first steps of configuring PHP to work via  
> FX.PHP class to a FileMaker database published by a FM Pro 6 client  
> copy running Web Companion. If I could get past this step I'm sure  
> I'd love the class (I've worked with it successfully before).
>
> The web publishing computer (FM Pro 6 client running Web Companion)  
> works OK-- I can load the Instant Web Publishing content in my  
> browser and see the served databases via the IWP interface.
>
> I have created a very simple PHP script as follows (see below).  
> When I execute the script, I get a server time-out issue. In  
> Safari, it says:
>
> The error was: “lost network connection” (NSURLErrorDomain:-1005)
>
> In other browsers (Firefox), it actually does not give an error  
> message but instead tries to save the page locally as if it were a  
> downloaded file.
>
> IMPORTANT: When I comment-out the single line that makes the FX  
> call { $data = $directqry->FMFind(); } using a # symbol:
>
> # $data = $directqry->FMFind();
>
> ... the page loads FINE. When this line is omitted (commented-out)  
> PHP produces the content you'd expect (in my case, it produces a  
> Hard-Rule line followed by the word "done").
>
> So basically I've isolated the problem to some kind of server  
> timeout or PHP crash that happens when the FX call is being made.  
> PHP is *supposed* to be safe and produce a fatal or non-fatal error  
> message, but I'm guessing that something in FX.php is causing the  
> process to crash and that this causes the page load not to finish,  
> which is what causes the "lost network connection". (This is a  
> hypothesis based on observation).
>
> Maybe I haven't configured FX.php correctly? I copied all the files  
> to my libs/FX/ folder and then made them all readable by the web  
> server user (www). Anything I'm missing?
>
> Maybe FX.php isn't compatible with the version of PHP I'm using? (I  
> have PHP 5.0.4 installed on this machine).
>
> What else should I check or try?
>
> here's my VERY SIMPLE PHP script-- this is just a "dummy" script  
> for testing.....
>
>
>
> <?php
> require_once("libs/FX/FX.php");
> require_once("fm_server_data.php"); // note that this file sets the  
> config variables used here
>
> $directqry = new FX($serverIP, $webCompanionPort, $dataSourceType);
> $directqry->SetDBPassword($fm_dbpass);
> $directqry->SetDBData($fm_dbname,$fm_dblayname, 1);
> $directqry->AddDBParam("AccNo","95001",'eq');
>
> $data = $directqry->FMFind();
>
> print "<HTML><BODY>";
> print_r($data);
> print "";
> print "<HR>done<BR><BR></BODY></HTML>";
> ?>
>
>
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