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Managing plug-ins Enabling server-side plug-ins
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ILEMAKER SERVER 9 HELP 121
Folders for server-side plug-in files
To enable the Database Server to use plug-ins, you must place them in the proper folder on the
master
machine in your FileMaker Server deployment.
• Windows: [drive]:\Program Files\FileMaker\FileMaker Server\Database Server\Extensions\
• Mac OS: /Library/FileMaker Server/Database Server/Extensions/
If a web publishing solution uses a plug-in, you must place a copy of the same plug-in in a folder on
the machine running the Web Publishing Engine
(even if the Web Publishing Engine is running on
the same machine as the database server).
• Windows: [drive]:\Program Files\FileMaker\FileMaker Server\Web Publishing\publishing-
engine\wpc\Plugins\
• Mac OS: /Library/FileMaker Server/Web Publishing/publishing-engine/wpc/Plugins/
Notes
• For FileMaker Server on Mac OS, you must set the correct file permissions for plug-ins. See
Changing plug-in file permissions (Mac OS)
(page 122).
• You must install the plug-ins for the Web Publishing Engine in addition to any plug-ins you
may have installed for FileMaker Server or FileMaker Pro, even if they are the same plug-
ins.
• If the Plugins folder does not exist, you must create it. Plug-in files placed in this folder or
subfolders must be owned by the fmsadmin group and be group readable and executable.
Related topic
Enabling server-side plug-ins (page 120)