FileMaker Server 16: Multiple Worker Machines
The new FileMaker 16 platform includes FileMaker Server and introduces the ability to have multiple “worker” machines connected to a single FileMaker database server or “master” machine.
FileMaker Custom Web Publishing
Enterprise-quality Web apps with SimpleFM
SimpleFM is a robust choice for interacting with the FileMaker Server XML API. The core SimpleFM package is agnostic about coding style. In this article we will lift the hood on the skeleton app and show how clean and importantly how intuitive the code is.
SimpleFM v3
SimpleFM is a fast, convenient and free tool designed by Soliant Consulting, Inc. to facilitate connections between PHP web applications and FileMaker Server.
Extending Webdirect: Automatically Zip Container Fields
In FileMaker, container fields are super handy. Combined with some database structure, they make it easy to associate multiple stored files with a single record. Even better, container fields are supported in WebDirect. Read more to see how to automatically zip container data and serve it directly to your clients.
Testing whether a database is available on FileMaker Server
Learn how to see if a particular FileMaker database is available during syncing or other another task with this new faster method.
Deprecation of XSLT API for Custom Web Publishing
We’re facing a deprecation of XSLT API for Custom Web Publishing. Are you ready? Here’s what you need to do to prepare your solution.
PHP’s max_execution_time Different on Windows and Linux
On Windows, the PHP INI variable, “max_execution_time,” is the maximum clock time between when the PHP process starts and when it finishes. On Linux and OS X, the same variable represents the maximum CPU time that the PHP process can take. CPU time is less than clock time because processes on Linux (and OS X) …
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When FM Scripts Are Faster Than PHP for Custom Web Publishing
Yes, there are times when FileMaker scripts can provide a huge speed improvement over equivalent logic in PHP. Learn about them here.