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CHAPTER 3
Configuring Flash Communication Server
Macromedia Flash Communication Server MX has been designed to accommodate many types of
communication applications. After installation, the server’s configuration files contain only
simple, generic settings. You’ll need to make some decisions about how to configure it to best suit
your needs.
This chapter describes the server’s initial configuration and the XML files that define the
configuration. It then explains how to edit these files to suit the needs of the client applications
you intend to use.
Typical configurations
Flash Communication Server can be used in a variety of different ways, with different
configurations. In most cases, the server will be used in conjunction with a web server. As
described in Chapter 2, “Managing the Server,” on page 11, applications that run on Flash
Communication Server consist of clients developed in Macromedia Flash MX (SWF files);
directories on the server register the application on the server and contain streams and scripts used
by the application.
Your web server is responsible for serving the SWF client files and the HTML pages in which they
are embedded. In addition, you may use an application server in conjunction with your web
server and Flash Communication Server to incorporate database or other features into your
communication applications.
The following diagrams illustrate some typical deployment scenarios.
Development During the development process, you may choose to use one computer with a
web server, Flash Communication Server, and Flash MX installed.
FlashCom Application
Directory (port 1935)
and
Web root Directory (port 80)
are the same directory
SERVER
Macromedia Flash MX
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