Hi, I am hoping that I have missed something very simple. Here is my problem...

I am using Dreamweaver and FMStudio.

I have a FTP account with Triple8 web hosting. I have created a FTP site in the "Manage Sites". When I am configuring the site, I can test the connection and I get a successful connection to the server.

I then open the php files on the Triple8 server.

However, when I try to create a Filemaker connection, I get this error...."Access denied. The file may not exist, or there is a permission problem. Make sure you have proper authorization on the server and the server is properly configured."

I am not sure where to problem might be.

I have setup an account/pw in the Filemaker db that is basically a data entry only, with the proper extended privileges configuration.

I have set up the same database on my local machine, and everything worked OK.

Am I missing something very simple here?

Let me know if I need to provide more info.

TIA

Chip

Ensure that the DB server has the same IP as the as the FTP server [it's probably doesn't].

Doesn't Triple8 provide support on their accounts? Maybe a case of "you get what you pay for"?

- John

Thanks for the reply. I have asked, and the DB server and the FTP don't and can't have the same ip. Is it still possible for the connections to be made?

Thanks

Chip

Sure thing - you just need to specify the DB server's hostname for your hostSpec in the FM PHP API.

- John

Thanks John. I might be being thick here....I have change the $hostspec from "null" to "fm17.888.net" in the Filemaker.php file. Is this the correct thing to do? I still am having the permissions error when I try to make the FM connection.

If that's the server, it *should* work, but I don't know anything specific about their systems (got ours to run :.

- John

Ensure that you've got the following:

1) The right FileMaker PHP API files - for the given version of server you're running.

2) The FMPHP privilege set attached to the account you're using to logon.

It would be helpful if you posted your code and perhaps omitted the username and password.