Administrator’s Guide

Installing the FileMaker Pro Web Server Connector on Apache (Mac OS X Server) 31
5. Edit FMWSC_Apache.sh by doing the following:
1 Change the -root parameter to point to the directory on the remote
machine used as the root document directory. Change the
-mimetypes parameter to point to the mime.types file in the FMWSC
directory.
1 Add the following parameter to the end of the Java command:
-allow <ip address>
where <ip address> is the IP address of the machine on which the
Apache Web Server is running.
FMWSC_Apache.sh parameters
The FMWSC_Apache.sh file invokes the FMWSC_Apache Java
class, and passes parameters to it. The following table describes the
parameters this class accepts.
Changing the VM settings and Classpath
You can change the Java VM settings and Classpath. To do so,
modify the Java parameters that are passed to the Java command in
the FMWSC_Apache.sh file.
Where to go from here
After you install the FileMaker Pro Web Server Connector, see
chapter 7, “Using the Web Server Connector as host,” to begin
configuring the Web Server Connector for use.
Parameter Description
-help Displays a description of the parameters
-port <port number> Port number (default=8888)
The -port parameter indicates which port the Web
Server Connector listens on for incoming requests.
-backlog <length> Incoming connection queue length (default=50)
The -backlog parameter indicates how many requests
are queued.
-root <directory> Server's root document directory (mandatory)
The -root parameter indicates the root document
directory for the Apache web server.
-mimetypes <file> Path to mime.types file (optional)
The -mimetypes parameter indicates the location of the
Apache server mime.types file.
-allow <ip1,ip2,etc.> Allowed IP addresses (default=127.0.0.1)
The -allow parameter indicates the IP addresses which
can send requests to the FMWSC. You can specify an IP
address with an asterisk to indicate all values (for
example, 168.121.97.*).
Parameter Description