Web Publishing with PHP & Filemaker 9

by Jonathan Stark

Whether you are a FileMaker developer who is new to web publishing, a web developer who is new to FileMaker, or a complete beginner looking to put your data online, this book is for you. In Part I, you learn the basics of how web publishing works and how to write your own HTML and PHP. In Part II, you learn how to build a FileMaker database and install and configure the FileMaker Server to host the database. In Part III, you learn how to put it all together to create web pages that talk to your database and allow people to view the data and, if you like, modify it. Throughout the book, publishing a FileMaker Product Catalog to the web is used as an example. Each chapter builds on the previous chapter. When you are done, you will have a working website!   Detailed information on how to…     Introduction 1Part Basics of Web PublishingChapter 1: How Web Publishing Works 7Chapter 2: Introduction to HTML 17Chapter 3: Introduction to PHP 31Part Laying the GroundworkChapter 4: Building a Simple FileMaker File 49Chapter 5: Configuring the Server(s) 67Part Publishing FileMaker Data on the WebChapter 6: Viewing FileMaker Data 91Chapter 7: Altering FileMaker Data 115Chapter 8: Working with Related Data (Portals) 137Chapter 9: Working with Images 167Chapter 10: Repurposing a FileMaker Layout on the Web 189Part More InformationAppendix Performance Tuning 213Appendix Security Concerns 217Appendix Error Handling and Prevention 225Appendix FileMaker PHP API Reference 231Index 239

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First published September 1, 2007

About the author

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Jonathan Stark is a mobile and web application consultant who the Wall Street Journal has called an expert on publishing desktop data to the web. He has written two books on web application programming, is a tech editor for both php|architect and Advisor magazines, and is quoted in the media on internet and mobile lifestyle trends. Jonathan began his programming career more than 20 years ago on a Tandy TRS-80 and still thinks Zork was a sweet game.