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To enable Instant Web Publishing in FileMaker Pro, simply select On on the IWP configuration screen. For now, wee just concerned with getting IWP working at the application level and therefore limit our discussion to the options on the top half of the Instant Web Publishing dialog box.įigure 21.4. The two halves function independently of one another and are discussed separately here. The top half of the Instant Web Publishing dialog box relates to the status of IWP at the application level the bottom half details the sharing status of any currently open database files. On Mac, choose FileMaker Pro, Sharing, Instant Web Publishing. In Windows, you get to this screen by choosing Edit, Sharing, Instant Web Publishing. That is, its not possible for FileMaker Pro to open a file as a guest of FileMaker Server Advanced and to further share it to IWP users.įigure 21.4 shows the Instant Web Publishing setup screen in FileMaker Pro. FileMaker Pro can serve only files that it opens as a host. To share more files or share with more users, you need to use FileMaker Server Advanced as your IWP host. Using FileMaker Pro, you can share up to 10 databases with up to five users. Each of these topics is covered in detail in the sections that follow. To publish databases to the Web via IWP, you need to enable and configure IWP on the host machine, and you need to set up one or more database files to allow IWP access. The Database Homepage provides users with a list of accessible files. WPAC lists all the web-accessible databases on the server, but you don need to do any configuration here at the file level to allow something to be shared to IWP.

Logging and session disconnection options are specified on the General Settings page. Use the Web Publishing Administration Console to allow FileMaker Server Advanced to host IWP-enabled databases.

Configuring FileMaker Server Advanced for IWP.On the Advanced Web Publishing Options dialog box, you can configure the port number, logging options, IP restrictions, and session disconnect time.