Administrator’s Guide

Contents
Chapter 1
Welcome to the FileMaker Pro Web Server Connector
Registration and customer support
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Before you begin
5
Minimum hardware and software requirements for the
FileMaker Pro Web Server Connector
5
Web publishing requirements
6
Where to place database and HTML files
6
Terms used in this guide
6
Chapter 2
About the Web Server Connector
Configurations
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Configuration 1: FileMaker Pro 5 Unlimited on a
single machine
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Configuration 2: FileMaker Pro 5 Unlimited, the
Web Server Connector, and web server software on a
single machine
10
Configuration 3: FileMaker Pro 5 Unlimited on one
machine, the Web Server Connector on another
machine
10
Configuration 4: RAIC with multiple copies of the
same databases
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Configuration 5: RAIC with multiple, different databases
11
Configuration 6: RAIC using FileMaker Server 5 as a
backend host
12
Configuration 7: RAIC using FileMaker Pro as a
backend host
12
Security considerations 13
Where to go from here 13
Chapter 3
Installing the FileMaker Pro Web Server Connector on
Microsoft IIS and PWS
Installing with Microsoft Internet Information Server and
Microsoft Personal Web Server
15
Uninstalling the FileMaker Pro Web Server Connector 16
Removing the ISAPI filter entry 16
Where files are stored on your hard disk 17
Where to go from here 17
Chapter 4
Installing the FileMaker Pro Web Server Connector on
Netscape Enterprise Server
Installing with Netscape Enterprise Server
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Uninstalling the FileMaker Pro Web Server Connector
22
Where to go from here
22
Where files are stored on your hard disk
23
Chapter 5
Installing the FileMaker Pro Web Server Connector with
AppleShare IP and WebSTAR
Installing with AppleShare IP and WebSTAR
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Considerations after installation
27
Where to go from here
27
Where files are stored on your hard disk
28
Chapter 6
Installing the FileMaker Pro Web Server Connector on
Apache (Mac OS X Server)
Installing with Apache
29
Considerations when installing and configuring
30
Changing the port number
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