Re: Porting ASP code to PHP

The thing that will make PHP look the best right now is to get the application running in it as soon as possible. If it's quickest to move the variables to $variables and leave all the business logic how it was under ASP, then that will help your PHP case the most. Once the code is simply converted to PHP you will probably see no great increase or decrease in performance, but the code will be in PHP and you will be using the "platform". At that point you can start using PHP's abilities and functions in a better way to continually increase the performance of the app. If this application was well designed in the first place, it will run fine in PHP. On Monday, April 2, 2001, at 04:37 PM, Mike King wrote:

a) produce a much better application

The application that is running and showing results to the managers is the best application. You could write the tightest code in the world, but if no one can use it, it's not the best. Mozilla is an extraordinary program, but until people can get a stable version in their hands, IE continues to gain market share. Your PHP app may be amazing when it is finished, but they already had an ASP version that was finished and performing adequately. This will make PHP look worse as time goes on.

b) take less development time

If you're starting with a decently designed app already, I can't see how starting from scratch could be faster.

c) cause less bugs

Maybe, but that's what version 2.0 is for!

d) create a more efficient system

Again that can come over time, get it to PHP first and then make it run better, Michael