[FX.php List] A new question about web pub installs

Anders Monsen andersm at alamark.com
Fri Jun 12 07:30:24 MDT 2009


Bob,

I've done 2-machine and 1-machine installs, and even have a client  
that has a 3-machine install.

Have you confirmed that the client enabled WP on their end with PHP  
(and XML) web publishing? Did they try to test pages to make sure  
something shows up, let alone your database?

---
Anders

On Jun 11, 2009, at 4:52 PM, Bob Patin wrote:

> So here's my question:
>
> I've only done 2-machine installs, where the WPE goes on the  
> webserver.
>
> Now I see, from re-reading the custom pub. PDF from FMI, that when  
> the WPE is installed, a web server module is also installed (wasn't  
> aware of this).
>
> So since my clients put the WPE on the FileMaker Server machine but  
> didn't specify a web server, is this why their web app isn't working?
>
> This is driving me crazy... I wish they'd just let me host it here  
> and be done with it...
>
> So our latest plan is to have their IT guy uninstall FM Server, put  
> it back on their Windows iis machine, and have it run as web server  
> and FM server both. Anything I should caution them about for this  
> type of install?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bob Patin
>
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