Category FileMaker Techniques

How to Upgrade PHP on a FileMaker Server Running on MacOS

What’s happening and why is it important? The default version of PHP that ships with FileMaker Server 17.0.4 up to 18.0.2 is 7.1.*. This particular version is no longer receiving active support and won’t receive any security updates starting on Dec 1st, 2019. Any version before FileMaker server 17.0.4 uses a version of PHP that […]

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Data Separation and Account Security

FileMaker’s built-in security features for accounts and privilege sets are flexible and robust enough to meet almost any need. There are times, however, when a particular scripted process needs to override an individual’s security access in order to complete its task. In most cases, the option to ‘Grant Full Access Privileges’ to individual scripts has […]

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