[FX.php List] SSL and FileMaker Server 11

[Andrew Denman]

I haven't set this up before and I don't have access to my test server at the moment, but since data from the WPE is using Apache/IIS on the FileMaker server, you'll probably need to set up an SSL cert there.

If you will be the only one hitting the WPE, a self-signed cert should be sufficient, though you may have to get the client (your public web server) to accept it. (For *NIX: http://www.madboa.com/geek/openssl/#verify-system)

Andrew Denman

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From: fx.php_list-bounces at mail.iviking.org [mailto:fx.php_list-bounces at mail.iviking.org] On Behalf Of Dale Bengston
Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2013 1:05 PM
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Subject: Re: [FX.php List] SSL and FileMaker Server 11

Hi Andrew,

Hah, yeah, I did rtfm before I posted, but one thing I overlooked there was the mention of Server Advanced. Since much of the FX doc seems to be stuck on FileMaker v7, I'm wondering if FMSA is still required for SSL. I'm recalling that back in the FM7 days, FMSA was required for merely doing Custom Web Publishing, but not any more.

My question remains, if I just change the FX parameter $dataURLType from HTTP to HTTPS, does just magically work? Without an ssl cert? Seems like there should be more to it than that....

Thanks,
Dale

On Apr 4, 2013, at 12:33 PM, Andrew Denman <adenman at tmea.org> wrote:

> I have not used it, but one of the options when setting up the FX.php object is 'dataURLType':
>  
> FX ($dataServer, $dataPort=591, $dataType='', $dataURLType='') ...
> The final parameter is $dataURLType.  This parameter is new as of version 4.x of FX.php, and is only relevant when connecting to a FileMaker 7 data source.  $dataURLType is an optional parameter with two possible values (case insensitive):  HTTP or HTTPS.  When HTTPS isn't specified (or when not connecting to FileMaker 7), HTTP is assumed.  This parameter is used when connecting to FileMaker 7 Server Advanced via SSL.
>  
>  
> Andrew Denman
>  
> From: fx.php_list-bounces at mail.iviking.org 
> [mailto:fx.php_list-bounces at mail.iviking.org] On Behalf Of Dale 
> Bengston
> Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2013 10:19 AM
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> Subject: [FX.php List] SSL and FileMaker Server 11
>  
> Hi everyone,
>  
> I hope all is well with you and yours.
>  
> I have a two-machine setup, where FMS11 and the WPE are on the same machine (OSX 10.6.8), and the web server (Apache) is on a second machine. I would like to encrypt the traffic between Apache (using PHP/FX.php) and FMS11. I understand that I can put the *site* under https and use port 443 instead of port 80, but my recollection of what happens to the data traffic to FMS11 is fuzzy.
>  
> I'm assuming it's still unencrypted, right? Nothing magical about using FX.php and port 443 on the overall site will make the FMS traffic encrypted... right?
>  
> Sorry, thick on the mechanics... been a few years since I set up a FileMaker/web system. What are my options for encrypting the FileMaker data traffic?
>  
> Thanks,
> Dale
>  
> PS This has nothing to do with the check-box in the Admin console for encrypting client-server traffic. Client-server usage has no bearing on my project.
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