Convert Asp.net to PHP

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Convert Asp.net to PHP

bluewebco

9:43 am on Jun 28, 2010 (gmt 0)

Hi All,

I am starting a new post on this because there is so little info available and any related posts I can find are hugely out of date.

I have been asked to migrate an ASP.net project to PHP. It's a relatively complex CMS type system. I'm not very familiar with ASP or ASP.net - so I've been looking for some kind of application to help convert (if not all, most of) the files.

I've looked at asp2php which looks outdated and none of the ports work. Does anyone have any experience with this or can suggest an approach. I'm not looking for a manual/outsourcing approach as this won't help me.

Any ideas/input gratefully received.

Cheers,

R.

incrediBILL

10:07 am on Jun 28, 2010 (gmt 0)

Welcome to WebmasterWorld bluewebco and your first question is a real tough one without any good answers I'm afraid.

I've looked at asp2php which looks outdated and none of the ports work

That's the problem with converting from one programming language to another is that certain nuances of code may never work after porting without some debugging.

Try using ASPA [rainbow.cs.unipi.gr] which people claim is better than asp2php but requires some technical expertise to execute.

I'm not looking for a manual/outsourcing approach as this won't help me.

Nothing is 100%, you'll be lucky if you can even get an 80/20 conversion meaning you'll have 20% of the work to complete and debug by hand so in the end you'll need to either roll up your sleeves or outsource.

There are plenty of top notch CMS programs already in PHP so perhaps a better (simpler) approach would be to port the data instead of attempting to port the code.

bluewebco

10:16 am on Jun 28, 2010 (gmt 0)

Thanks for the reply. Having a look at ASPA now.

Outsourcing isn't an option based on confidentiality. This is a custom system, so moving over to a standard CMS isn't an option. I expect to have to clean up/finalise any converted material - but I do need that head start.

incrediBILL

12:18 pm on Jun 28, 2010 (gmt 0)

Outsourcing isn't an option based on confidentiality.

People do it every day using an NDA (non-disclosure agreement) and busting your confidentiality will cost them more than they earned so it's usually not much of a problem if you find a team with a good track record.