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

[Chris Bisgard]

Glad I wasn't totally crazy to worry. Thanks for the info, Chris and John.
I'll keep this in mind when I go to implement Server 9.

Chris
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: fx.php_list-bounces at mail.iviking.org 
> [mailto:fx.php_list-bounces at mail.iviking.org] On Behalf Of John May
> Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2007 12:23 PM
> To: FX.php Discussion List
> Subject: Re: [FX.php List] FX.php compatibility with FMS 9.0
> 
> When I installed here, I selected the option not to install 
> PHP, and it did not mess with my existing PHP install at all. 
>  My PHP 5.2.3 build seems to work fine with FMS9A.
> 
> 	- John
> 
> 
> >Chris,
> >
> >Good question.  I'd be very careful about the FileMaker install.  In 
> >the beta version, the installer would overwrite any PHP 
> install already 
> >present on the system, and so there was a second "custom install" 
> >version available which amounted to copying only the API files.  I 
> >haven't yet tried a full install of all the parts of Server 
> 9, and I'm 
> >hesitant to mess with any of my current PHP installs -- I don't have 
> >time to fix anything that goes wrong right now...
> >
> >I suspect that the full installer will still deactivate existing PHP 
> >installs.  Does anyone out there have the time and resources to test 
> >this?
> >
> >Best,
> >
> >--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 11, 2007, at 12:34 PM, Chris Bisgard wrote:
> >
> >>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
> 
> -- 
> 
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