Quick Start

2 FileMaker Server 7 Advanced QuickStart Guide
II. Goals of this guide:
This guide walks through the simplest configuration of FileMaker Server 7 Advanced –
the single machine configuration – in which all of the components listed above are
installed on a single machine.
For information about more complex configurations, refer to pages 13-15 of the
FileMaker Server 7 Advanced Web Publishing Installation Guide.
III. Before you start:
1. Configure and Test the Web Server
Before installing FileMaker Server 7 Advanced ensure that the Apache (Mac OS X) or
IIS (Windows) web server has been properly configured.
For more information on configuring Apache or IIS web servers, refer to the
documentation that accompanies the web server.
Once you have ensured that the web server is running, we also recommend the
following settings for use with FileMaker Server 7 Advanced.
2. OS X Performance Cache
If the Web Server Module is installed on Mac OS X Server, we recommend that you turn
off the Performance Caching option for the Web Server on this machine. This
performance cache may interfere with FileMaker Server 7 Advanced and data may not
refresh correctly.
Disabling the Performance Cache on Mac OS X Server 10.3:
i. In “Server Admin”, click “Web” in the list for the desired server
ii. Click “Settings” in the button bar
iii. In the “Sites” pane, double-click the site in the list
iv. In the “Options" pane, uncheck the “Performance Cache” option
v. Click “Save”
For help disabling the cache on Mac OS X Server 10.2, see page 372 of the Mac OS X
Server Administrator’s Guide for version 10.2.3.”
3. Windows IIS Directory Security
By default, Windows will attempt to authenticate all requests that are made via the IIS
web server. The simplest approach for making IIS work with the WPE is to disable IIS
Authentication.