Title: Using WordPress framework for custom databasing
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Using WordPress framework for custom databasing

 *  [meanderingthemaze](https://wordpress.org/support/users/meanderingthemaze/)
 * (@meanderingthemaze)
 * [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-wordpress-framework-for-custom-databasing/)
 * I’ve been looking for a method to transition my Filemaker Pro databases online,
   without paying a monthly fee to have them hosted. So to cut to the chase, would
   it be possible to use custom metadata fields for pages/posts to recreate my database
   fields and then design some new page templates and search result templates to
   in essence find and display records “neatly”?
 * I’ve been looking at all the open source CMS’s and WordPress just seems the simplest
   over all. I’m not too familiar with coding, so having a WYSIWYG database editor
   is an important aspect to all of this. Consider that it’s a transition from FMPro,
   a very visually oriented database program.
 * Or is it possible that someone has already created a plugin to essentially achieve
   this kind of thing with WP? If not, someone should seriously consider doing this.
   It would be such a game changer for the world of open source. I have been unable
   to find a single solution for this problem that actually works. So, to have it
   built on top of such a well supported CMS like WP would be just awesome.
 * I would pay for this.

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 *  [milanm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/milanm/)
 * (@milanm)
 * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-wordpress-framework-for-custom-databasing/#post-2604395)
 * It is not that easy, but i agree, would be cool.
    A good php/sql programmer could
   use Custom Web Publishing feature with PHP API to integrate FileMaker Pro into
   a php/sql based website, but this is far from WYSIWYG. Other way is integrating
   your WordPress Sql tables with FileMaker via the ODBC driver. This is easier,
   but again requires some knowledge of how to handle a database table with php/
   sql. I am working on this issue regularily, as i also love WordPress and FileMaker
   Pro and my entire office runs on these 2 platforms. Unfortunately, i have no 
   time to publish my progress regularily, but if you follow these guidelines – 
   ODBC, CWI, PHP API, and study the tutorials about them, you will come up with
   a solution on how to integrate FM Pro with your WP website.
 *  Thread Starter [meanderingthemaze](https://wordpress.org/support/users/meanderingthemaze/)
 * (@meanderingthemaze)
 * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-wordpress-framework-for-custom-databasing/#post-2604398)
 * I knew that I couldn’t be the only person with this on their mind. Thank you 
   for the reply and for the guidance. I will check out the route you have suggested.
 *  [milanm](https://wordpress.org/support/users/milanm/)
 * (@milanm)
 * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-wordpress-framework-for-custom-databasing/#post-2604405)
 * Hi, i am writing an article on this – How to connect FileMaker Pro with WordPress.
   I described my real life experience and step by step instructions. Well the first
   part is ready, second part will come next week. You can read it here:[http://www.milanm.com/?p=491](http://www.milanm.com/?p=491).
   
   This is about installing the ODBC driver and using FM Pro with MySQL in general,
   next will be about WordPress in particular.

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