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vinumber
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April 27, 2010
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newbie - FMS on same server as website?

  • April 27, 2010
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I tried to search for the answer but my keywords are a little too general to find the answer I'm looking for.  Does FMS run on the same server as the http server?  For instance, I plan on purchasing a VPS hosting plan to host FMS.  I'd rather not purchase another hosting plan just to host the "client" site for all my video content.  I'm assuming it's just like the developer version where it can run on localhost, correct? 

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    Correct answer SE_0208

    I did not get your requirement clearly but let me try to answer it.

    First of all there is no issue of having web server and FMS on same machine , only thing it might fight for resources in case of high traffic, but there is no issue per se of having them on same machine.

    Second thing, I do not know whether you are aware of it or not, but FMS comes with in-built Apache Web server so you can decide to use it if you want and host your client applications there.

    Third thing, i did not get what did you mean by "I'm assuming it's just like the developer version where it can run on localhost, correct? " - Are you saying you can hardcode you URI to localhost - if you are under that impression, please let me correct you. You URI should point to domain name or IP address of FMS (in this case same as your webserver) because your client swf would get downloaded to client's browser and "localhost" in that case would point to "client's machine" and not your FMS/Webserver.

    let me know if you still have open questions.

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    April 27, 2010

    I did not get your requirement clearly but let me try to answer it.

    First of all there is no issue of having web server and FMS on same machine , only thing it might fight for resources in case of high traffic, but there is no issue per se of having them on same machine.

    Second thing, I do not know whether you are aware of it or not, but FMS comes with in-built Apache Web server so you can decide to use it if you want and host your client applications there.

    Third thing, i did not get what did you mean by "I'm assuming it's just like the developer version where it can run on localhost, correct? " - Are you saying you can hardcode you URI to localhost - if you are under that impression, please let me correct you. You URI should point to domain name or IP address of FMS (in this case same as your webserver) because your client swf would get downloaded to client's browser and "localhost" in that case would point to "client's machine" and not your FMS/Webserver.

    let me know if you still have open questions.

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    vinumberAuthor
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    April 27, 2010

    I am not surprised that my newbishness caused confusion. You have answered my question with your first response.  I didn't know if FMS needed its own dedicated server or not.  But it appears that it has no problem running a web server as well.

    I did not know that FMS comes with Apache.  Is there an article that explains this feature?

    What I meant about the developer edition: when you run it, it is running all on your local machine.  This means you have web and FMS on one machine, which is equivalent to the question I was asking.

    Thanks for the response.  I now know that I won't have to purchase two different hosting accounts, which is good.

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