Web Publishing with Server?

[meister_sd]

I've published a database over the internet using Developer 7 - pretty easy. I also know that Server Advanced can do the same and a whole lot more. I just can't shell out $2500 for testing if I don't need it.

Now the middle part. Can Server 7 publish the same way over the Internet as Developer can? I could change the port on Developer - but didn't see a clear way of publishing or port changing with Server. The 5 concurrent connections of Developer are about what we need and does work, but as I understand the license you can only use it for development/testing and not for production.

If we stayed with Developer 7 for publishing, are there any draw backs of not using Server Advanced? (Assuming there are no web publishing with Server)

If anyone has a way of me testing Server Advanced, or a way to lower costs for only needing a handful of users, I'd like to hear it. I've heard of FX something. Has anyone had luck with this?

[Wim Decorte]

changing ports for FMSA is done on your web server, not on FMSA. Just like a normal web server configuration.

Drawbacks on using Developer for web hosting: stability. Performance maybe but that may not be too big an issue with only 5 users. If your not using FMS to host the files Developer is web serving then you have a backup problem: you'll need to close the files in Developer before you can backup. FMS can take live backups.

As to testing: FSA membership comes with a copy of FMD and an 3-user license of FMSA. Not sure if that special testing license is available through other means.

[meister_sd]

Thanks for the answer, I've learned alot. With regards to the acronyms above, what is "FSA membership"? I'd really like to get ahold of Filemaker Server Advanced to test.