John

Thanks for your advice. I think I will go for Filemaker hosting and will 
check out your website as well.

Regards
Bruce

On 26/07/2010 03:53 PM, John May wrote:
> Using FileMaker as a front-end for MySQL is generally not the best 
> solution, and will require a lot of time optimizing due to FileMaker's 
> inefficiencies when accessing external datasources.
>
> As for hosting companies, we've been hosting FileMaker for over 11 
> years now.  We use Apple Xserves for all of our hosting, all at under 
> 20% utilization rates.  Feel free to try our risk-free 30 day trial to 
> see that our services perform quite snappily:
>
>     http://www.pointinspace.com/
>
> You'll also find that our support is a lot more accessible and 
> knowledgeable than many of the larger hosting providers.
>
>     - John
>
>
>
> On 7/26/10 6:52 AM, Bruce Button wrote:
>> I need to develop a Filemaker solution that will be accessible via
>> Internet. At the moment I am looking at two options:
>>
>> 1. Use an all-Filemaker approach and host the Filemaker database with a
>> Filemaker web hosting company.
>>
>> 2. Use a MySQL back end and access it using Filemaker clients.
>>
>>
>> Option 1 is certainly the easiest for me, since I already know
>> Filemaker. However, option 2 seems to be a lot cheaper (about $80 per
>> year as opposed to about $250 per year). Some limited experience in the
>> past has also made me ask whether the companies that host Filemaker Pro
>> databases have servers that are as quick and efficient via Internet as
>> those that provide the more popular hosting services.
>>
>> Can anyone give me some pointers?
>>
>> Thanks in advance
>>
>> Bruce Button
>>
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