Re: Converting an existing site using different framework to CakePHP

2014-10-29 Thread Dave Edwards
I think re-writing the app in the new framework will be your answer. Personally I have always found it easier to port an existing app over than write one from scratch because all your functionality, layouts, and database structures should already be defined. Unless there is tons of bespoke code

Re: Converting an existing site using different framework to CakePHP

2014-10-29 Thread Roscoe McGillicutty
Awesome! This gives me a lot of insight. Thanks :) On Tuesday, October 28, 2014 1:28:41 PM UTC-4, Roscoe McGillicutty wrote: > > Hi all - > > I've recently begun working on a project for a friend. He was previously > working with another coder who was using his own home-grown web application

Re: Converting an existing site using different framework to CakePHP

2014-10-29 Thread Dario Savella
Unless the existing/old framework is derived from CakePHP, there is little chance that the application is organized in such a way that you can "import" it into CakePHP (or in any other popular framework for that matter). Even a "manual" conversion is likely to require a lot of time and to produ

Converting an existing site using different framework to CakePHP

2014-10-28 Thread Roscoe McGillicutty
Hi all - I've recently begun working on a project for a friend. He was previously working with another coder who was using his own home-grown web application framework. The coder abruptly disappeared off the face of the earth, and I've been recruited to make sense of the site. I've been abl