Web Publishing with PHP and FileMaker 9- P7:On the other hand, it would drive me nuts if you bought this book only to discover that it didn’t address your needs. In the spirit of customer satisfaction, please read the following introduction to get a sense of where I’m coming from, and whether you might get some good use out of this book. | 80 CHAPTER 5 Configuring the Server s FIGURE Success The Product Catalog file was uploaded and is showing an OK status in the Upload Databases Summary dialog box. PHP Site Assistant New to FileMaker Server 9 is a snazzy little tool called the PHP Site Assistant PHPSA . The PHPSA walks you through a wizard-type interface and ultimately outputs basic PHP pages that allow you to interact with your FileMaker database. These pages are normal text documents that you can manually customize to your needs. Even after you are comfortable coding PHP from scratch which we get into in the next section the PHPSA is a powerful resource that can get you up and running in a pinch give your from scratch site a head start or just give you some good ideas. Launching the PHP Site Assistant The PHPSA can be found on the master machine of your FMS installation. To launch the Site Assistant open the Admin Console and select Server Open Start Page from the Server menu. A browser should open up to the Admin Console Start Page. In the lower-right quadrant of the page is a link to the PHP Site Assistant and XSLT Site Assistant Tools see Figure . Click the link to open the Web Publishing Tools page see Figure . After the page loads click the Start PHP Site Assistant button. A file called phpsa_webstart. jnlp should download to your download directory. If the Site Assistant doesn t launch automatically double-click the .jnlp file to launch it. PHP Site Assistant 81 FIGURE You can launch the Web Publishing Tools page from the FileMaker Server Start Page. FIGURE Click the Start PHP Site Assistant link on the Web Publishing Tools page to download and launch the PHPSA. 5 Building a Search Site When the PHPSA first launches you are presented with an overview page that outlines the seven steps to creating your website. Click the Create a New Site link in 82 CHAPTER 5 Configuring the Server s the lower-right corner to proceed. You are prompted to specify a name for your new .
