ASP same as SQL?

[RickyG]

Hello,
Sorry for such a NEWBIE question!!!!

I have been asked to help maintian a site and thier BB uses ASP. I have been using PHP and PHPBB w/SQL. They would like to keep the BB intact. Is this possible on transfereing the ASP to sql BB2? Is there another way of doing it?

 

[luxinterior]

If I understand your question correctly I think the answer would be no but not for the reasons you seem to be thinking.

PHP and ASP are scripting languages where as SQL is a database querying syntax. The problem isn't so much to do with the language of the forum/bb but the structure of the database. The fact is if you're moving from one forum software to another it's very unlikely that the database structure will be the same. You might be able to export some of the data from the old db to the new one but again it's probably going to be problamatic.

Hope this helps. Good luck

Lux

 

[RickyG]

I would like to convert the old ASP to PHP if possible. Also, If I cannot how do you transfere ASP pages with the data?

 

[Peter]

the forum you wish to go to may have converters that are available to convert the database but as mentioned this does not always work and not all data will be transfered.

 

[RickyG]

Can you look at http://www.msmoms.com/forum/default.asp and let me know if it is home-made or a pre-made script.

Thank you again,
RickyG

 

[luxinterior]

It looks custom to me but I've got a sneaking suspicion it may of been adapted from an open source one but could be wrong on this. Have a look at the database table naming convention which may give you more of a clue.

Lux