Re: ColdFusion / SQL > PHP / mySQL HELP!
| From: | Daniel Clark | 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