Hosting databases : Uploading database files
 
Uploading database files
Note  The following information is for server administrators and group administrators.
You can upload database files for hosting on FileMaker Server using one of these methods:
Copy your database files, using your system tools, along with any other additional files, to the default database folder or to one of the additional database folders specified on the Database Server > Folders tab. If your database has container fields that store objects externally, you must transfer the external container field objects to the correct folders on your server for hosting. See Uploading database files manually for detailed information.
Use FileMaker Pro to upload database files from your local drive to FileMaker Server. If a database uses container fields that store data externally, FileMaker Pro also uploads the externally stored data. See Uploading database files using FileMaker Pro for additional information.
Important  Database files must be closed before you can upload them. If you have a database open in FileMaker Pro, choose File menu > Close.
Note  If your FileMaker Server installation has the Host password-protected databases only setting enabled, then the database files you are uploading may not have a Guest account using the Full Access privilege set, a Full Access account with an empty password, or a Full Access account with the password stored in the database using the File Options dialog box Log in using option. Database files with these types of accounts are insecure and FileMaker Pro will not let you upload them when this setting is enabled.
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