So i've got an active fmp7 database running on a 9.03 server... The hardware is already years passed its expiration point, and (due to that annoying java issue) I don't think I can install it on a newer OS model.. Am currently running on Mac OSX 10.5, and can't seem to get the Admin software to work on 10.6 in any usable way..

 

So my plan:  utilize a new(er) server with FMS 14, install it, and use it to serve the older FMP file..

I've been told that a newer server will handle older files (as long as I don't change them import them into a newer FMP app and re-save them).

Is this path good, bad, or just plain impossible?

Edited May 26, 201510 yr by wedgeman

Just plain impossible.

FM7-11 is using the file format .fp7
FM12-FM14 is using the file format .fmp12

So, it is not possibly to host files with the file format .fp7 on a server that is FMS12 or newer.

You could consider getting the file hosted with a hosting provider. Many have older servers running. I would suggest that such move would be temporary, while you plan for upgrading the solution and your clients. For so many reasons, it is desirable to get onto the latest version.