[FX.php List] SSL and FileMaker Server 11

[Nick]

there is a setting on the FX called verifyPeer.  you can set it to false
instead of turning off curl


On Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 5:56 PM, Dale Bengston <dale.bengston at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi Andrew,
>
> I set up a self-signed cert on my testing server and reconfigured Apache
> to use the cert and listen on port 443. FX.php calls to https still failed
> until I shut off cURL:
>
>         $InstanceName-> FMUseCURL(false);
>
> Using sockets instead of cURL works great. Thanks for helping me work
> through this.
>
> Dale
>
>
> On Apr 4, 2013, at 2:51 PM, Andrew Denman <adenman at tmea.org> wrote:
>
> > 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
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > 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
> > To: FX.php Discussion List
> > 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
> >> To: FX.php Discussion List
> >> 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.
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Dale Bengston
> >> Streamline Studio, LLC
> >> www.streamline-studio.com
> >>
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