[FX.php List] FileMaker Server deployment for FX

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Andrew,
Thank you for your input, this helps. What I forgot was that FM Server does
not need to connect via PHP directly, only XML through http of (in my case)
the local machine; and PHP is installed on the web page server not the
FileMaker server.
Thanks again,
John

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[mailto:fx.php_list-bounces at mail.iviking.org] On Behalf Of Andrew Denman
Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 11:34 AM
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Subject: RE: [FX.php List] FileMaker Server deployment for FX



John,

 

Assuming you have FileMaker Server and the web publishing engine both
installed on your server, you are correct that your web host only needs the
PHP, the FX files, and your pages.  When the web server goes to get data
from your FileMaker server via the custom web publishing XML, it is going
over port 80 (unless otherwise configured, but this is the default).

 

What may be confusing in the docs (I haven't read them in a while) is that
the web publishing engine on the FileMaker server is running a web server to
serve the XML requests.  PHP is not required on this server as you will not
be hosting your public pages from there.

 

Hope that clears up the confusion; if not, just ask away!

 

Andrew Denman

 

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Subject: [FX.php List] FileMaker Server deployment for FX

 

I have a client that is installing FileMaker Server 9 on a Mac to use with
some web pages on an external web hosting server that I am creating. That
web site will have FX and the pages to get data from the FileMaker Server. I
have the routers configured but cannot seem to get a grasp of the FMS
deployment for an arrangement like this. Do I still need the PHP engine? As
I understand FX, I am getting data through the XML interface and NOT the
PHP, true?

The FileMaker docs say that a one machine deployment is not for web
deployment, but actually as far as FMS is concerned, I am NOT using the web
portion correct? If I turn on XML and port 591, that is all I need?

Is there a doc out there that describes this?

Sorry if these are redundant questions......

 

John

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