stefangs Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 I'm not a noob at FM, but never did anything on the web with it. I'd like to put a FM file on a web space (like where my homepage is) and access that with my desktop or my phone. This is only personal data used only by me. Searching turns up a lot of info on hosting services, FMS, and stuff I don't understand. In the manual I found what sounded right (using an URL) but I couldn't get it to work. Are there any step-by-step instructions on how to accomplish this? Thanks, Stefan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wim Decorte Posted August 2, 2017 Share Posted August 2, 2017 Define "access that with my desktop/phone": do you mean opening it with FMP/FM Go or did you mean for that database to be web-published and access it in the browser (WebDirect, CWP)? If you want to access it with FMP/Go then it won't work. Putting a binary file on a web server is not like file sharing. Access to the web server is through the HTTP/HTTPS protocol. FMP and FM Go use their own protocol which is why it requires a FM Host to make it available through that protocol. If you meant WebD/CWP then you'll need FileMaker Server too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stefangs Posted August 2, 2017 Author Share Posted August 2, 2017 Thanks Wim, actually I don't care which way as long as I can access the data. I thought it might work with GO, but if it doesn't then GO isn't as great as I thought it was. Buying FMS just to access a file is overkill for me. So, as disappointing as the answer is, I'm glad I know and I don't have to dig any further. I probably end up having a copy of the file on my phone and use GO anyway, then update the two files every so often - hassle.... Thanks, Stefan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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