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Web Publishing Engine
The Web Publishing Engine provides the Custom Web Publishing services for databases
hosted by FileMaker Server and the Instant Web Publishing services (for FileMaker Server
Advanced).
Web server
The software responsible for responding to HTTP or HTTPS requests from users on the web.
Required in a FileMaker Server deployment for publishing databases on the web.
Web Server Module
A FileMaker Server software component installed on the web server machine. The Web Server
Module enables the Web Publishing Engine to connect to the web server.
Worker
A machine in a FileMaker Server deployment that runs either the Web Publishing Engine or the
web server. Workers are configured and monitored by the master.
XML
Instead of being a rigid file format, XML is a language for defining agreed-upon formats that
groups can use for exchanging data. Many organizations and businesses use XML to transfer
product information, transactions, inventory, and other business data.
XSLT
XSLT (XSL Transformations) is a subset of XSL (Extensible Stylesheet Language) that is used
to transform, or change, the structure of an XML document into a different document format. For
example, you can use an XSLT style sheet to transform an XML document into an HTML or TXT
document.