Administrator’s Guide

Chapter 8
Accessing hosted databases
After the databases are hosted by FileMaker Pro 5 Unlimited, and the
Web Server Connector is installed and configured, you are ready to
access your FileMaker Pro databases over the Internet or intranet.
This chapter explains how to point end users to databases hosted by
the Web Server Connector.
Connecting to databases served by
Custom Web Publishing
Point your web browser to the HTML page or index page for the
database you want to access.
http://
web server IP address or domain name/
mysolution.htm
Use the format 123.456.789.123/mysolution.htm or
www.yourdomainname.com/mysolution.htm for web server IP
address or domain name/mysolution.htm.
For more information about FileMaker Pro Custom Web Publishing,
see the Web ReadMe.htm file in the Web folder in the FileMaker
Pro 5 folder.
Connecting to databases served by
Instant Web Publishing
1. Point your web browser to the IP address or domain name of the
web server.
http://
web server IP address or domain name/
Use the format 123.456.789.123 or www.yourdomainname.com for
web server IP address or domain name.
You see the FileMaker Pro default page and a list of links to the
currently shared databases.
For more information about FileMaker Instant Web Publishing, see
chapter 14 of the FileMaker Pro User’s Guide.
2. From the list, click the database you want to access.