Re: ColdFusion / SQL > PHP / mySQL HELP!

From: Date: Fri, 28 May 2004 20:55:05 +0000
Subject: Re: ColdFusion / SQL > PHP / mySQL HELP!
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I've used Cold Fusion for years. However one week at 100 hours might not be enough time to covert everything to PHP and mySQL. > Hi everyone, > > Ok, I need serious help. I have been handed a project by my boss to > convert > an existing site that was built using ColdFusion / SQL into a site that > will > use PHP / mySQL. The site relies heavily on calls to the database for > everything from site content, to an admin area where you can edit that > content, to a news ticker, to the actual navigation of the site. > > What's the problem? I have one week to do this. Oh, and did I mention that > I > know VERY little about PHP / mySQL. I know NOTHING about ColdFusion or > MSSQL. And to top it off, the site in question contains over 300 .cfm > files! > > Does anyone have any idea how I could pull this off? > > Even if I had a working knowledge of ColdFusion, MSSQL, PHP, mySQL...still > one week isn't enough time to retool a site of this proportion. Especially > considering that I don't understand any of the code that I'm staring at. > > I've been a web designer for about five years now. Notice I said > "designer" > not "developer". I want to learn PHP / mySQL but in order to complete this > project I also need to understand ColdFusion in order to replicate the > site > functionality. Any advice on what I should do? > > Thanks in advance for your help, > Chris

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