The three directories named "Closed Databases", "Incoming Databases" and "Live Databases" found at the root level of your directory on the Database server are part of the Alder system and are intended for FileMaker database files (.fp3, .fp4, .fp5) only. Please do not place any other file type in these directories. If you accidentally edit the names of these directories or remove them, contact digital.forest Technical Support for assistance.
To install new databases:
- Upload your new databaes to the Incoming Databases folder using your FTP program.
- Point your browser to the alder database manager. The URL is either:
http://servername.forest.net/alder.html
...for lasso hosting, or:
http://servername.forest.net:2076/alder.html
...for Web Companion and FMRemote hosting. Remember to replace "servername" with the name of the hosting server your account was created on.
- Click on the link that says, "Click here to login".
- You will then be prompted for your username and password. Enter the username and password that was assigned to you by digital.forest and click OK.
- After gaining access, Alder will display three scrolling lists, one for each of your database folders. To install a new database, highlight the database in the Incoming Databases list by clicking on the database name.
- If you have relational databases, you MUST open them all at once. Shift-click on each database name to highlight them.
- If your database has a password for access, enter it into the password fields.
- Click the "Open Database" button.
- Alder will refresh the screen after a few seconds and move your database into the Live Databases folder and open it. Your database will then be available for web access.
To close open databases
- After gaining access, Alder will display three scrolling lists, one for each of your database folders. To close a database, highlight the database in the Open Databases list by clicking on the database name.
- If you have relational databases, you MUST close them all at once. Shift-click on each database name to highlight them.
- Click the "Close Database" button.
- Alder will refresh the screen after a few seconds and move your database into the Closed Databases folder. Your database will then be available for download from the Closed Database folder.
- If you accidentally closed a database you did not mean to, you may highlight it in the Closed Database list, and then click on the "Move to Incoming" button. This will move the selected database to the Incoming Databases folder. You may then follow the instructions for opening a database as listed above to re-open it.
