Jonathan Stark 
Web Publishing with PHP and FileMaker 9 [EPUB ebook] 

Whether you are a File Maker developer who is new to web publishing, a web developer who is new to File Maker, 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 File Maker database and install and configure the File Maker 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 File Maker 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… Master web publishing Read and write basic HTML Read and write basic PHP Build a File Maker database Install and configure File Maker Server Publish your File Maker data to the web Work with portals and container fields Repurpose your File Maker layouts on the web Introduction 1Part I: Basics of Web Publishing Chapter 1: How Web Publishing Works 7Chapter 2: Introduction to HTML 17Chapter 3: Introduction to PHP 31Part II: Laying the Groundwork Chapter 4: Building a Simple File Maker File 49Chapter 5: Configuring the Server(s) 67Part III: Publishing File Maker Data on the Web Chapter 6: Viewing File Maker Data 91Chapter 7: Altering File Maker Data 115Chapter 8: Working with Related Data (Portals) 137Chapter 9: Working with Images 167Chapter 10: Repurposing a File Maker Layout on the Web 189Part IV: More Information Appendix A: Performance Tuning 213Appendix B: Security Concerns 217Appendix C: Error Handling and Prevention 225Appendix D: File Maker PHP API Reference 231Index 239