[FX.php List] FX.php compatibility with FMS 9.0

[Chris Bisgard]

Looking at that PHP publishing page
(http://www.filemaker.com/products/fms/php.html), I noted the
following:

"FileMaker Server installs what you need to use PHP including the PHP
engine..."

The "including the PHP engine" part has me a little nervous... is this
going to interfere with my existing PHP module for Windows IIS? Will
it overwrite my PHP.ini file? Should I just remove PHP completely and
let FMS9 "reinstall" it for me?

I'm not enough of a seasoned sysadmin to know if I should be worried.
I'm basically the developer/database manager. I knew enough to just
get PHP installed and configured in the most basic way, and then use
FX.php to start writing scripts. If the setup gets messed up I'm lost.

Chris Bisgard



On 7/10/07, Andrew Denman <adenman at tmea.org> wrote:
> Not only can the regular server version serve via CWP, it comes with a 'site
> assistant' to build quick-n-easy pages using the PHP API:
> http://www.filemaker.com/products/fms/php.html
>
> They have really done a lot to promote the use of FileMaker on the web with
> this version.  I can't wait to start playing with all the new features :)
>
> Andrew Denman
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: fx.php_list-bounces at mail.iviking.org
> [mailto:fx.php_list-bounces at mail.iviking.org] On Behalf Of Chris Hansen
> Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 11:07 AM
> To: FX.php Discussion List
> Subject: Re: [FX.php List] FX.php compatibility with FMS 9.0
>
> John,
>
> I'll be testing the release version today to be sure, but FX.php
> should work just fine with FileMaker 9.  Basically, FX.php uses a
> very common FileMaker XML schema to communicate with FMS.  Were FMI
> to remove this schema, they would not only break FX.php, but a large
> number of XML solutions out there.  The FileMaker folks made it clear
> at DevCon last year that the FileMaker API for PHP and FX.php not
> only work on the same server, but even on the same page.
>
> Also, note that CWP now works with FMS _not_ just FMSA.  Woot!
> Granted, I'd still like to see a web only server for even less (for
> use by ISPs, and people like myself who don't need those FM client
> connections), but it now costs $1500 less to use FM as a Web back end.
>
> HTH
>
> --Chris Hansen
>   FileMaker 8 Certified Developer
>   FileMaker 7 Certified Developer
>   Creator of FX.php
>   "The best way from FileMaker to the Web."
>   www.iViking.org
>
>
> On Jul 10, 2007, at 8:31 AM, John Lannon wrote:
>
> > I'm sure I'll be the 50th person to post this question this
> > morning. I'm sure Chris will know the answer:
> >
> > Will FX.php continue to work with the Server 9.0 line. It appears
> > as if the non-Advanced Server version ships with the PHP API out of
> > the box, which is great, but will we be able to continue to use
> > FX.php?
> >
> > Thanks a lot,
> > John Lannon
> >
> > Anvil Automation
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > FX.php_List mailing list
> > FX.php_List at mail.iviking.org
> > http://www.iviking.org/mailman/listinfo/fx.php_list
>
> _______________________________________________
> FX.php_List mailing list
> FX.php_List at mail.iviking.org
> http://www.iviking.org/mailman/listinfo/fx.php_list
>
> _______________________________________________
> FX.php_List mailing list
> FX.php_List at mail.iviking.org
> http://www.iviking.org/mailman/listinfo/fx.php_list
>