The test where I could find the biggest differences was modifying all the 1000 records either via Replace Field Contents, or using Set Field in a loop. Most of my tests did not reveal any significant difference between Linux and Windows yet, but I have to admit that 1000 records was too small data set to actually show something as many tests completed in less than a second. In addition to being better priced than Windows especially for hosting providers, Linux has some advantages for technically savvy server administrators, such as command-line control over SSH, not mentioning some core technologies the system is based on. Specifically, the distribution supported and recommended for this version is CentOS Linux 7.8. One of the long awaited features that FileMaker Server 19.1.2 finally turned to reality is the support for on-premise Linux installations. I just could not include the macOS version of FileMaker Server any more, because the minimum maOS version supported by FileMaker Server 19 is 10.14 Mojave and the latest version I could make reliably work on that machine was 10.13 High Sierra.įor now I have performed just a short series of tests, mostly with just 1000 records, using FileMaker Server 18v4 and later, but once I have the complete full test done, I will make the comparison with the old results as well, comparing the latest version of FileMaker with all the previous versions back to FileMaker 12. In order to be able to compare my test results even with the oldest results of my tests I performed on previous versions of FileMaker, I kept using the same test machine as in previous years, the Mac Pro (early 2008). Linux version seems slightly faster than Windows version, JavaScript is way faster than FileMaker calculation engine, and sorting on server can surprise you as much as it has surprised me. I have added these new versions to my performance lab and here are my first test results. It also finally brings version for Linux. The new FileMaker Pro brings some great new features and the new version of FileMaker Server is supposed to be more stable and faster. Claris has recently released FileMaker Pro 19.1.3 and FileMaker Server 19.1.2.

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