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1 PHP Engine: for Custom Web Publishing with PHP, FileMaker Server requires a PHP engine to respond to
requests from the web server and to process PHP code. FileMaker Server includes a PHP engine and the
FileMaker API for PHP. When PHP code calls the FileMaker API for PHP, those calls are interpreted and sent
to the Web Publishing Engine.
1 Database Server: hosts the databases that you share with FileMaker Pro users and publish on the web. In a
multiple-machine deployment, the machine running the Database Server is called the master machine. See the
description below.
1 Admin Console: runs on any client computer from which you want to configure and administer FileMaker
Server.
When you deploy FileMaker Server across two or three machines, one machine is always the master and the others
are workers.
1 The master machine is always the machine on which the Database Server is deployed.
1 The worker machines are the machines that run the Web Publishing Engine and the web server.
The master communicates with the workers to handle database requests from users, configure the settings on all
machines, and monitor the status and activity of all components.
Important To enhance the security of your database solution, especially on the internet, consider using a firewall
on the public side of a FileMaker Server deployment. Also consider using SSL for the web server. For more
information on setting up security for web published solutions, see www.filemaker.com/support/security.
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