Administrator’s Guide

Chapter 1
Welcome to the FileMaker Pro Web Server Connector
Welcome to the FileMaker
®
Pro Web Server Connector software
package. FileMaker Pro Web Server Connector is designed to help
you share information easily and effectively by serving
FileMaker Pro databases through six popular web servers: Microsoft
Personal Web Server and Internet Information Server, Netscape
Enterprise Server, AppleShare IP Server, WebSTAR, and Apache on
Mac OS X Server.
This
FileMaker Web Server Connector Administrator’s Guide tells
you how to install and configure the Web Server Connector software
on each of the six supported web servers.
Note Documentation for the FileMaker Pro 5 Unlimited application
is available on the FileMaker Pro 5 Unlimited CD-ROM, included
with this package.
Registration and customer support
Please take the time to complete and mail the registration card for
your product, or register online at www.filemaker.com/register or by
choosing
Help menu > FileMaker on the Web in FileMaker Pro.
For information about technical support and customer service, see:
www.filemaker.com (North American customers)
www.filemaker.com/intl (customers outside North America)
or choose
Help menu > FileMaker on the Web from the FileMaker Pro
application. At the web site, you will find the FileMaker, Inc. Service
Directory, which details the service options available to North
American customers, as well as links to FileMaker, Inc. international
sites, answers to frequently asked questions, and access to extensive
software libraries used by technical support staff. If you do not have
access to the Web, please refer to the Technical Support and
Customer Service sheet included in the software box. North America
customers can also call 1-800-965-9090 to learn about the service
options available.
Before you begin
Minimum hardware and software requirements for the
FileMaker Pro Web Server Connector
To install and use FileMaker Pro Web Server Connector, you need the
Web Server Connector CD-ROM in the FileMaker Pro Unlimited
package and the following minimum equipment and software.
Windows:
1
a hard disk with at least 1 MB of free space
1
a CD-ROM drive
1
Windows 98, Windows 95, Windows NT 4.0 (with Service Pack 3
or later)
1
Java
™
Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.1.8
Mac OS:
1
a hard disk with at least 1 MB of free space
1
a CD-ROM drive
1
Mac OS 8.6 or later
1
Mac OS Runtime Java (MRJ) 2.1.4