FM Server vs. Unlimited

[phatphish]

I'm using FM Unlimited on an OS X Server cuz I need to display some calendar data on my website. If I want to make the calendar DB a host file on the X Server so other PCs can access it, do I need to install FM Server on the X Server? Or FM Unlimited will suffice?

Thanks a lot!

[Kurt Knippel]

Technically Unlimited will suffice. It allows an unlimited number of IP connections. However do be careful because the resources required by a LAN user connection far outweights the resources used by and web connection and you are limited in performance on the LAN side. If you only have a few (less than 5) occassional users, then you should be fine. More than 5 user or if they are heavily using the solution, then you should install a Filemaker Server.

[phatphish]

Thanks a lot for the prompt reply!

However, whenever I try to access the calendar DB from a PC and update records in it, the changes never show up on the OSX immediately. I need to close the DB in OSX and reopen it in order to see the changes.

I wonder if it's because I opened the DB as a host instead of a guest... I didn't open the calendar DB from the "File->Open->Hosts" link because I dun see the DB in the host list...

Any thoughts?

Thanks!

[Kurt Knippel]

OS X hosting a DB will only work with TCP/IP, and you need to have your guest machine set to this. Also having File Sharing enabled on the OS X machine is a sure way to corrupt your database. TURN FILE SHARING OFF!

Then set your guest machine to use TCP/IP networking and use the File -> Open -> Host dialog for opening the DBs.

[phatphish]

YAY it works! Thank you so much! I really appreciate your help.