FileMaker Server is fast, reliable server software to securely share information with groups of FileMaker Pro and FileMaker Go users and to extend your solutions to the web.
Connect to data hosted on FileMaker Server using any combination of FileMaker Pro, FileMaker Go and FileMaker WebDirect clients.
Use concurrent connections to provide centralized access for FileMaker WebDirect or FileMaker Go users. FileMaker Server includes one built-in concurrent connection. Additional connections are available for purchase. Start quickly - Choose from a variety of professionally designed Starter Solutions to manage contacts, inventory, projects, invoices, assets, and more. Import existing data - Bring your existing data into FileMaker Pro, including .CSV, Tab, XML, ODBC, and Microsoft Excel files. Customize with ease - Use flexible design tools to make your layouts look and work just the way you want, all without programming -- even add your company logo. Get built-in reporting tools - Easy-to-use reporting and charting tools make it easy to make summary reports, colorful charts, and executive dashboards with a few clicks. Save your information in popular Excel and PDF formats. Share with your team - Create and share solutions across iPad, iPhone, Windows and Mac. Connect up to 5 other people on a network. Or use FileMaker Server to securely share with larger groups and extend solutions to the web. Integrate with other programs - Exchange and interact with data from other applications. Plus, create live, 2-way connections with Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle and MySQL data sources.
v12.0
- (OS X 10.8) The FileMaker Server 12.0v2 installer and updater applications are digitally signed for installation on OS X 10.8.
- (OS X 10.8) FileMaker Server 12.0v2 addresses an issue with deploying FileMaker Server on OS X 10.8 with web publishing enabled.
- Addressed an issue with installing the trial version of FileMaker Server 12 on a machine that previously had an expired trial version of FileMaker Server 11 installed.
- Addressed an issue with the fmi-test application that would cause the Web Server Test Failed step to occur in the Deployment assistant.
- (OS X) FileMaker Server 12.0v2 installs PHP 5.3.8 on OS X 10.6, and installs PHP 5.3.10 on OS X 10.7 and 10.8.Database Server
- Added support for loading 64-bit plug-ins used by Custom Web Publishing solutions. Note: Use the FileMaker 12 plug-in SDK to create 64-bit plug-ins.
- Addressed a performance issue with import and export processing using scheduled tasks.Admin Console
- Added a setting to the Database Server > Security tab to allow progressive download of interactive content when the "Require secure connections" setting is selected.Backup Features:
- Addressed an issue with progressive backup that could prevent an internal progressive backup folder from being deleted.
- Addressed an issue where progressive backup of a database was temporarily discontinued because the database was being modified at the time of the backup interval, requiring the Database Server to make a full copy of the database to restart its progressive backup.Command Line Interface
- For CLI commands that support specifying databases by name, removed the requirement that CLI commands must explicitly use the .fmp12 extension. For example, the following command closes the FMServer_Sample.fmp12 file: fmsadmin CLOSE FMServer_Sample
- Addressed an issue with the fmsadmin PAUSE command showing concatenated database names in its output message.
- Added the option "-t" to the fmsadmin PAUSE command. When the server administrator runs the PAUSE command, the Database Server attempts to get a read lock within the length of the time specified by the timeout value:
ODBC
- (OS X 10.8) The ODBC client driver installer application is digitally signed for installation on OS X 10.8.External Authentication
- (OS X 10.7) Addressed an issue where using Open Directory user accounts specified for authentication using the "real name" or "full name" format would not allow users to access a hosted database. FileMaker Server 12.0v2 on OS X 10.7 supports using Open Directory with the real name and the short name formats.Custom Web Application
- Addressed an issue for PHP solutions that use the getContainerDataURL() method to display container data using the HTML object tag. Previously, the issue could cause a web client using Internet Explorer 9 to see PHP errors or HTML errors, or make the Web Publishing Engine unresponsive.
- Addressed an issue in Custom Web Publishing where XML query commands were not returning XML tags for empty fields in related records displayed in a portal. The issue occurred when querying databases that had been converted from .fp7 to .fmp12.
