Developer’s Guide

Publishing your database on the Web 6-13
Testing your site without a
network connection
You can set up your computer to test the Web Companion and your
web site before uploading your site files and databases to the host
web server or dialing up to an Internet service provider (ISP).
Once you’ve set up your computer to act as a single-machine
network, you can type
http://localhost or a particular IP
address in your web browser and the FileMaker Pro Web
Companion will serve the HTML pages that are located in the Web
folder as well as any open databases that are shared via the Web
Companion—without connecting to the Internet or intranet.
Tip To thoroughly test your web site, click on every link that exists
in your custom web pages under every possible situation, with—and
without—your databases open, with—and without—any records
existing in each database. Did you catch all the errors and create an
error message for each of them?
Setting up on a Windows machine
If you have TCP/IP networking already installed on your Windows
machine, then you don’t need to set up anything else—all you have
to do is type
http://localhost or your computer’s IP address
in your web browser. The Web Companion will serve your web site
without making a connection to your intranet or the Internet. (To find
your computer’s IP address, ask your network administrator or check
with your Internet Service Provider account.)
Otherwise, you can use the following procedure to configure a
Windows 95 or 98 computer to behave as if it were connected to a
TCP/IP network — even if you do not have a modem or Ethernet
adapter.
Important Following these instructions will remove network
connections on your computer. If your computer is already
connected to a network, or to an ISP, you should not need to perform
these steps. However, if you do, make a careful note of the network
settings before making these changes. For information about control
panels, see your Windows documentation.
To set up your Windows system as a single-machine network:
1. Open the Network control panel (in the Control Panel).
2. If you have any network adapter, network clients, or network
protocols installed, remove them.
3. Click the Add button. Then, double-click Adapter in the list.
4. Select Microsoft in the Manufacturers list. Then, select Dial-Up
Adapter in the list on the right. Click OK.
5. In the Network control panel, click the Add button. Then, double-
click Protocol item in the list.
6. Select Microsoft in the Manufacturers list. Then, select TCP/IP in the
list on the right. Click OK.
7. In the Network control panel, you should see a Dial-Up Adapter
and the TCP/IP protocol. If you see anything else, like an IPX/SPX
or NetBEUI protocol, remove it.
8. Double-click the TCP/IP protocol. In the TCP/IP Properties dialog
box, do the following:
1 Click the IP Address tab. Type 10.10.10.10 for IP Address.
1 Click the Gateway tab. Type 10.10.10.1 for New gateway,
then click Add.
1 Click the WINS Configuration tab. Select Disable WINS Resolution.
1 Click the DNS Configuration tab. Select Disable DNS.
1 Click OK in the TCP/IP Properties dialog box.
9. Click OK, then restart your computer.
10. After restarting, you can test the web features in FileMaker Pro.