Web Publishing Installation Guide

66 FileMaker Server Advanced Web Publishing Installation Guide
Setting the session time-out for the Web Publishing Engine
Instant Web Publishing solutions automatically use sessions and you cannot disable them. The value for Session
Timeout on the Publishing Engine Configuration: General Settings page sets the session time-out for Instant Web
Publishing, which is 15 minutes by default. If necessary, you can change the Session Timeout value.
Sessions are optional in Custom Web Publishing with XSLT and you create them by using the
fmxslt:create_session() extension function. The Session Timeout value sets the default session time-out for Custom
Web Publishing with XSLT, and you can override the default by using the fmxslt:invalidate_session() and
fmxslt:set_session_timeout() extension functions. See the FileMaker Server Advanced Custom Web Publishing
Guide.
The Session Timeout value does not apply to Custom Web Publishing with XML.
To change the session time-out for the Web Publishing Engine:
1. For Session Timeout on the Publishing Engine Configuration: General Settings page, enter the number of minutes.
You can specify up to 60 minutes.
2. If you are finished making configuration changes in the Administration Console, click Commit to save the
settings.
3. If you want the new committed settings to take effect immediately, click Restart Publishing Engine.
Changing the IP address of the Web Publishing Engine host
To change the IP address of the Web Publishing Engine host.
1. On the Publishing Engine Configuration: General Settings page, click the change address link.
2. Enter the IP address of the host computer where the Web Publishing Engine is installed, and click Continue.
If the Web Publishing Engine is installed on the same host as the web server and Administration Console, you
can enter localhost as the address.
3. Click Apply.
4. Restart the Administration Console and the web server. See “Using the Web Publishing Engine and
Administration Console services” on page 70.
5. Log into the Administration Console.
6. Enter the user name and password for the Web Publishing Engine.