Installation guide
Preface
Welcome to FileMaker
®
Server 10. FileMaker Server is a dedicated database server that opens
FileMaker
Pro files, makes them available to other machines on a network, and publishes FileMaker data in
web pages on the Internet or a company’s intranet. FileMaker
Pro is an application for creating and
modifying database files. Clients use FileMaker Pro to access database files hosted by FileMaker Server.
Before you install, confirm that your machines meet the minimum requirements listed below.
System requirements for FileMaker Server
This section provides the minimum and recommended requirements for running FileMaker Server on the
following systems:
1 Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server version 10.4.11 (Intel-based and PowerPC-based Macintosh
computers)
1 Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server version 10.5.4 (Intel-based and PowerPC-based Macintosh computers)
1 Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition SP2
1 Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition SP1
1 Windows Vista Business Edition SP1
Note On Windows Vista Business Edition, FileMaker Server is supported on a one-machine deployment
only.
For information on systems that are not listed here, see www.filemaker.com.
Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server version 10.4 (Intel-based Macintosh computers)
Requirement Recommended Minimum
Hardware CPU Dual Core Intel Any
RAM 2 GB 1 GB
Hard drive 80+ GB 80+ GB
Software OS 10.4.11 10.4.11
Web server Apache 1.3 Apache 1.3
PHP PHP 5.2.6 PHP 5.2.6
Java 5.0 (32 bit, 1.5.0_13) 5.0 (32 bit, 1.5.0_13)