FileMaker Web Publishing: A Complete Guide to Using the API for PHP

Description

FileMaker Web Publishing offers an unparalleled development strategy for database managers, web designers, and programmers who are interested in getting the most out of FileMaker databases on the web. The book introduces the basics of HTML, cascading style sheets, and PHP, then moves on to specific concepts such as database portals, value lists, and complex navigation systems. Advanced topics include uploading and referencing files within the database and sending dynamically formatted emails.

Chapter 1: Introduction To Web Publishing With Filemaker

Chapter 2: Setting Up Your Web Server

Chapter 3: Setting Up Filemaker Server

Chapter 4: Configuring Filemaker Server Admin Console

Chapter 5: Preparing Your Filemaker Database For The Web

Chapter 6: HTML Basics

Chapter 7: CSS Basics

Chapter 8: PHP Basics

Chapter 9: Links And Forms

Chapter 10: Validation

Chapter 11: What is The API for PHP

Chapter 12: Creating The Blog And Performing A Simple Query

Chapter 13: Creating New Records And Sorting

Chapter 14: Database Searches And Limits

Chapter 15: Editing And Deleting Records

Chapter 16: Working With Data Portals

Chapter 17: Filemaker Value Lists

Chapter 18: PHP Sessions

Chapter 19: Creating Login Authentication Schemes

Chapter 20: File Uploads With PHP and Filemaker

Chapter 21: Sending Emails With PHP

Chapter 22: Debugging Connectivity Issues

Chapter 23: Wildcards

Chapter 24: Going Beyond The Basics

Appendix A: Filemaker Error Codes

Appendix B: Additional Resources

Index