Our FileMaker hosting runs on enterprise-class Macintosh Xserve servers, assuring your customers' searches will be fast and efficient. We offer the benefit of using FileMaker Pro 11, 10, 9, 8.5, 8, 7, 6, 5 or 4 databases, all at the same low price.
We provide FileMaker hosting on FileMaker Server 9, 10 & 11 Advanced, FileMaker 5 & 6 Unlimited, and FileMaker Pro 4 for maximum connections and availability. We provide all the server licenses - no need to purchase them yourself.
All of our FileMaker hosting accounts provide database integration using any combination of the following technologies simultaneously:
- FileMaker Network Sharing - This allows you to use a local copy of FileMaker Pro to log into your databases running on our servers, having them appear on your desktop as they would if run locally. This can be used, for example, to have multiple business locations be able to access your databases from a central location.
- FileMaker Go - FileMaker's application for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. Use this to connect to your databases over either WiFi or 3G for access to your data anywhere, anytime!
- FileMaker Instant Web Publishing - Used to instantly publish your FileMaker database to the web, allowing you to access it with an industry standard web browser. Additionally, as a Point In Space exclusive feature, you are able to completely customize the Instant Web Publishing log-in/out process - allowing you to use you own HTML log-in, failed password entry and log-out pages.
- XML/XSLT Custom Web Publishing (FileMaker 7 through 11 only) - Allows you to use XML to incorporate your FileMaker database information into your web pages, for a more customized look than with Instant Web Publishing. See <http://www.filemaker.com/support/technologies/xslt.html> for details.
- CDML Custom Web Publishing (FileMaker 4 through 6 only) - A markup language used to incorporate your FileMaker database information into your web pages, for a more customized look than with Instant Web Publishing.
- PHP (versions 5 and 4 available) - A widely-used general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for web development and can be embedded into HTML. See <http://www.php.net/> for details.
A number of FileMaker publishing technologies use PHP, allowing you to develop more customized solutions than with Instant Web Publishing:
- Lasso Professional (versions 8.5, 6 and 3 available) - A tag-based programming language that can be used to incorporate FileMaker database information into your web pages. See <http://www.lassosoft.com/FileMaker> for details.
- External Data Source connectivity - New in FileMaker 9, this feature allows your FileMaker database to communicate with external data sources. We include one MySQL database with all FileMaker accounts for you to start using this feature immediately, with additional MySQL databases available for $2.50/month each. We utilize Actual Technologies' ODBC Driver for Open Source Databases to provide said connectivity.
- ODBC/JDBC Connectivity (FileMaker 7 through 11 only) - Since we host all FileMaker 7 through 11 files on FileMaker Server Advanced, you can connect to any of your databases with external ODBC or JDBC applications of any type.
All FileMaker hosting accounts include our custom Database Manager. Developed in cooperation with 360Works, the Database Manager allows you to remotely open and close database files, upload updates and download copies of your databases, as well as manage FileMaker Pro clients connected to your databases. Files can be uploaded via either FTP or a web browser, in either .fp7 or .zip format.
We backup ALL FileMaker database files incrementally daily. Backups are kept for one week back, and we can pull a file from anywhere within this time frame when necessary.
See www.filemaker.com for more information on Filemaker Pro.
