Instant web publishing could not be started

[mdp1972]

Hi All,

This is my first post in a long time. Prior to this, I have done my due diligence and research earlier posts regarding this same topic as other frustrated developers have been in this situation.

I recently started up a brand spanking new mac mini (w/o rosetta) and installed fmp 8. I have one database that I am trying to publish online via IWP and it tells me that "Instant web publishing could not be started". I havent done anything else other than start up the mac, install fmp and try to publish it online.

Is there something else I am suppose to do before attempting to turn on Instant Web Publishing?

I have tried the following as a result of the previous forum posts:

1. Turn on network sharing.

2. make sure the fmp user had "access via instant web publishing" checked in the extended privileges.

One more thing. I also have Filemaker Server Advanced 8.0v4 in addition to Filemaker Pro Advanced 8.5. I tried with both running or just one running and neither worked.

I have read somewhere that aluded to the fact that you have to have another web server running since v7 but I dont know if that is true.

All help is greatly appreciated.

Edited December 31, 2006 by Guest

[IdealData]

Is that all there was to the message?

Normally FM reports a port conflict if there is another web service running on the host machine on the same port.

Check to see if Personal Web Sharing is enabled in the OS X system prefs - is so you could turn it off.

If you cannot turn off the web sharing then change the IWP options to use port 591 - conventional for FMP.

[mdp1972]

Thanks for your response.

Yes, that was the extent of the message more or less. Actually it was this: "Filemaker cannot share files over the Web because Instant Web Publishing could not be started". I know the error you are talking about because I recevied that on my pc since I had other web servers installed, so I simply changed the port. But this doesnt even get to that point.

Personal Web Sharing is disabled/unchecked in the system prefs of the OS. Also, can I change the port on IWP without enabling it? Because the Advanced options button is greyed out.

I do this same thing but on a PC and its works fine, so it makes me think that it may be a mac mini thing or something. Has anyone else gotten IWP to work on a mac mini?

I am at a brick wall here and I am almost out of options ???

Edited December 31, 2006 by Guest

[mdp1972]

OK. This was my problem, for all future stumped programmers. You cannot run IWP on Filemaker Pro if you have Filemaker Server Advanced on the same machine.