[FX.php List] [OFFish] opening a new file on server

[DC]

run an FMP script that opens the db named via PHP and a GET or POST 
parameter?

http://snurl.com/1umx4

dan

Steve Winter had written:
> Hi all,
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> I’ve been working on a solution over the last few weeks which will be 
> used by schools for monitoring behaviour management within the school. 
> It’s based on an FMP database, and uses FX to deliver the content. It is 
> anticipated that there will multiple schools using the system, with each 
> school having their own copy of the ‘base’ database and the associated 
> PHP files so that it’s possible to do customisations on a school by 
> school basis… all good so far…
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> We would however like to have a completely web-based ‘management’ aspect 
> of this, which would mean that a school would register, and at 
> completion of registration (into a separate master database) PHP would 
> set up the school folder with a default install of the system, copy the 
> ‘master’ database, giving it an appropriate name, into the FMS databases 
> folder… and it’s there that I run into a substantial snag…! Everything 
> is in place, *except* that the database isn’t open on the server…
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> Does anyone have any clever ideas about how I can tell FMS to open the 
> new database…? I guess I could take the brute-force approach and use 
> exec() commands to stop, then restart the FMS service, but that will 
> clearly disrupt everyone else…!! I notice some of the FMP hosting 
> providers offer a web-based interface which they say can be used to open 
> and close dbs, anyone got any idea how they work…?
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> Any thoughts…??
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> Thanks
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> Steve
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