Hosting databases
Before you can share
FileMaker Pro database files, it’s important to prepare the files for hosting. The steps below provide an overview of the process.
Notes
•FileMaker Server 16 supports these clients: FileMaker Pro versions 14, 15, and 16; and FileMaker Go versions 14, 15, and 16. Note that clients running FileMaker Pro versions 14 and 15 and FileMaker Go versions 14 and 15 cannot use FileMaker Pro 16 features.
•You must convert files created in FileMaker Pro 11 and earlier (.fp7 files) to the FileMaker Pro 12 format (.fmp12 files). See
FileMaker Pro Help.
•If a hosted database uses
plug-in files or you want to allow the Install Plug-In File script step to update server-side plug-in files, then you need to set the Server Plug-Ins settings. See
Managing plug-ins.
•You cannot use FileMaker Pro peer-to-peer database hosting on a FileMaker Server machine.
•As FileMaker Server opens files that were not closed properly, FileMaker Server performs a consistency check on each file and logs the result of the check in the event log. See
Event log.
•Up to 125 FileMaker Pro database files can be hosted on FileMaker Server and automatically opened when FileMaker Server starts.
•If you are a group administrator, your server administrator must configure your administrator group to allow you to upload databases to your group folder. For more information, contact your server administrator.
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