About this guide

This guide provides information about designing custom apps for FileMaker WebDirect and hosting the custom apps by FileMaker Server or FileMaker Cloud.

Terms used in this guide:

• publishing on the web - custom apps that users can access on the internet or an intranet using a web browser

• web user - someone who is working with a FileMaker Pro custom app published on the web using FileMaker WebDirect

• custom app, database, file - what FileMaker Pro creates and what web users access through FileMaker WebDirect

• Admin Console - refers to Admin Console for FileMaker Server and FileMaker Cloud, unless describing a particular product.

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