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Publishing databases on the web
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To publish databases on the web:
1. Open the database files in FileMaker Pro.
2. Choose File menu > Sharing > Configure for FileMaker WebDirect to open the
FileMaker
WebDirect Settings dialog box.
3. Select the filename to publish on the web from the list of open files.
4. Choose which users can access the file:
5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 for each database you want to publish.
6. Click OK or choose additional settings.
Tip Select Don’t display in FileMaker WebDirect homepage in the FileMaker WebDirect
Settings dialog box to suppress a filename from appearing in the built-in FileMaker WebDirect
Database Homepage. This is useful if your solution includes multiple files and you don’t want all
the filenames displayed.
7. Upload the database files to FileMaker Server. See Uploading files to FileMaker Server.
Notes
• Web users can open solutions without specifying a password if you set up the Guest
account for web access. In FileMaker
Pro, enable the Guest account and assign it a
privilege set that has the Access via FileMaker
WebDirect extended privilege. See About
the Admin and Guest accounts for information on enabling the Guest account for
FileMaker WebDirect.
• For detailed information about FileMaker WebDirect (including information on accessing
published solutions in a web browser and working with
container fields), see FILEMAKER
W
EBDIRECT GUIDE.
Publishing data on static webpages
With static publishing, you export data to a webpage, then add the webpage to your existing
website. Web users connect to your website, not to your database.
Static publishing might be a good option for you if:
• your data doesn’t change often
• you don’t have full-time Internet access
• you don’t want users to connect directly to your database
To publish static data, you need:
• a website hosted on a web server
Choose To
All users Provide access to anyone who has the IP address or domain name of the server
hosting the database.
Specify users
by privilege set
Allow select users access to the FileMaker WebDirect solution.
Users may be asked to enter their account name and password, defined in the
Manage Security dialog box, depending on the settings in the File Options dialog
box. See
Setting file options.
No users Prevent any user from accessing the FileMaker WebDirect solution.