Serving to Web AND to FMPro Users

[EddyB]

Hi all,

I have a problem:

1 server

10 databases

Databases needs to be shared on the web - so am running FMPro Unlimited

Databases now also needs to be shared through the company for users who connect using FMPro.

I know the users can connect to the databases using FMPro if I set the databases to be multi-user but from what I understand, Multi-user databases on FMPro Unlimited will oly deal with one request at a time, therefor making FMP Server the better option.

But as I said I only have 1 server!

Is it possible to run FMP Unlimited AND FMP Server on the same machine serving the same databases?

Many Thanks

Ed.

[IdealData]

Possible - but hardly recommended.

A lot depends on the Web and "guest" demands.

You don't say which platform, but if you are Mac then OS X is the only realistic option as there are no "foreground" issues.

A cheapo PC would probably handle the FMP Unlimited if you could get another machine.

[EddyB]

Hi,

I am running it on windows 2000 OS

If I got another cheap PC for the unlimited could I have the same database open in unlimited and in server at the same time both of them serving?

If a change was made in one would the update in the other be immediate?

Many Thanks

Ed

[Anatoli]

FM Server will open all databases.

FMU will open the db from HOST button or script from FM Server.

Do not worry much about FMU is single threaded if:

You are using Custom Web Publishing

There is up to 50-100 users browsing in the same moment

You are not using FM scripts in CDML solution.

[trevorg]

You are not using FM scripts in CDML solution.

I somewhat miss the responses that would come out of the woodwork when statements like this were made.

[Anatoli]