Using FileMaker WebDirect

Note The following information is for server administrators.

You can use FileMaker WebDirect to quickly and easily publish layouts from your database. Anyone with compatible web browser software and access to the Internet or an intranet can connect to your FileMaker WebDirect solution to view, edit, sort, or search records, if you give them access privileges.

For more information on developing a FileMaker Pro database that works well with FileMaker WebDirect, see FileMaker WebDirect Guide on the Start Page.

1. In FileMaker Pro, open the database and edit the privilege set for the account that will access the database. Enable the extended privilege Access via FileMaker WebDirect.

Note If your FileMaker database solution uses more than one FileMaker database file, all
of the database files using FileMaker WebDirect must have the extended privilege Access via FileMaker WebDirect enabled.

2. Upload the database file to FileMaker Server. See Uploading database files.

Note If your FileMaker database solution uses more than one FileMaker database file, all of the database files must be on the same computer.

3. In FileMaker Server Admin Console, enable and configure FileMaker WebDirect on the Web Publishing > FileMaker WebDirect tab.

4. If you’re using static HTML pages, images, or other externally referenced files with your FileMaker database, you need to move those files to the root folder of the web server software. Make sure the relative path is preserved.

• Windows: [drive]:\Program Files\FileMaker\FileMaker Server\HTTPServer\Conf

5. Test that your database is being published with FileMaker WebDirect by entering the following URL in a web browser:

where <host> is the IP address or domain name of the master machine in your FileMaker Server deployment.

6. (Optional) You can replace the default Database Homepage that web users see when they log out of a session or when the session times out.

Place your custom home page named fmwebd_home.html in the following location on the machine that is running the Web Publishing Engine:

• Windows: [drive]:\Program Files\FileMaker\FileMaker Server\HTTPServer\Conf

Windows If FileMaker Server is installed in a non-default location, the beginning portion of the default path shown above, \Program Files\FileMaker\FileMaker Server, is replaced with the path that was specified during installation. For example: \My_Path\HTTPServer\Conf