willeadie
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Existing PHP 5.3 website, we want to transition to Drupal 7. I see the main project being:
- recreate the (very basic) css framework as a Drupal 7 theme
- add the elements/nodes for our current framework
- setup a testing server to be sure everything works!
- structure the redirects to the new URLs
This should be pretty straightforward if we can get the site setup as Drupal 7 and then manually add the content ourselves--no database migration required.
DRUPAL THEMEING EXPERIENCE REQUIRED.
Will pay hourly or per-project for the entire project after reviewing the scope of the project. Will provide the website on contact.
- recreate the (very basic) css framework as a Drupal 7 theme
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Conceptual query. I have access to add html to a server with good SEO juice. As a php guy, static HTML sounds like "wasted time doing things manually." I would therefore like to be able to build php/mySQL-based content "offserver" (i.e., on a different server where I can set things up in php/MySQL), and populate the html pages living on the first server using that DB content. I presume AJAX is really the way to do this, by client-siding most of the actual content.
The "SEO" part of things is that I want the content to be indexed (or there's no point in hosting it on that site to begin with).
Thoughts on a very basic framework to populate HTML from a different/remote server/DB setup in an index-able way? My main focus is on the AJAX end; I can setup fairly clean php on the other end (although interface thoughts welcome there, too).
Also, I wouldn't technically need it to be "interactive" at all--the main value of AJAX--so maybe there's an even simpler solution i haven't thought of.
TIA.
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We have a live and functioning PHP 5.3/MySQL website using OOP (publishing). Need someone to knock out some discrete fixes and upgrades, described below. Must have a few years experience, and example php website (live). Pay negotiable; assume $50-200 per depending on the complexity. Contact me to discuss. Need to have own testing server environment to demonstrate working code. Should be bite-size chunks, perfect for part-timer! Willing to lead to more involved work on good product.
- Finish back-end processing (forms and php database entry to MySQL environment; classes and object code already established; based on other, completed code--should be pretty straightforward)
- Add discount code calculations to store (including $, %, and min quant options)
- Auto-send email on sale transaction (currently sending user to close transaction on Paypal; prefer experience dealing with return info to confirm sale on website and generate email)
- Round out product class to allow for discounting, future availability, linking to outside vendor
- Work out ImageTumb to allow image upload from back-end
Contact me to discuss.
- Finish back-end processing (forms and php database entry to MySQL environment; classes and object code already established; based on other, completed code--should be pretty straightforward)
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Went to A2hosting and got up and running in about an hour. 5.3, the works. Good stuff so far.
I wish GD hadn't kept telling me I could somehow compile 5.3 on a shared server. Total waste of time.
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Whats so critical that you must have 5.3 over 5.2?
Late. Static. Binding.
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Tried for a month to get GoDaddy up and running on 5.3. Terrible. Went to A2 hosting, up and running very quickly; can even use ver. 6!
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late static bindings is a feature of php5.3, therefore you need a server running php5.3.
Yeah, that's the point of this thread at this point: if I have SSH access to a shared server, is there a way to load 5.3 on the server. It's either get the server to 5.3, or get a new host.
So, does anyone have a suggestion, if looking at the SSH command line, what i need to type to see if I have access? The earlier suggestion was
gcc --version
but gcc wasn't on there. Other compiler names to try? Again, this is all new, but I figure i can at least exclude this possibility.
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Yes, this is shared hosting and I assumed I wouldn't be able to get to 5.3 on my own, either, but their support keeps telling me that, in fact, I can do it on my own. So, while I am close to just giving up, I'm hoping someone can sort out what the support is telling me.
I can get to the server command line via SSH. I can see the php.ini info for my files. What, if anything, would i enter on the command line to determine whether I can upload php files and/or add whatever library makes 5.3 able to handle late static bindings?
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OK, I'm getting suggestions regarding changing the php.ini file, but I'm not sure if this is going to affect whetehr I can use 5.3-only features (like late static binding). doesn't sound right. Thoughts?
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couldn't use "make" either
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Using PuTTY I can get SSH access to command line.
I typed
gcc --version
and got
-bash: gcc: command not found
Does this mean i don't have shell access? This is all new to me, so basic explanations are welcome.
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OK, assume that the host will provide no instructions (that's their position, anyway). What information would I need to provide you? I'll find out!
I appreciate the need for information, and I don't want to waste your time, so all I can do is assure you I'll be attentive and track down what you need. The problem is, i know so little about servers that I don't know the questions to ask. but they assure me I can affect the php. Are there libraries i can add to make the difference? Fines I can upload? I'm not even sure what I'd do if I did have a dedicated server.
Help!
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Hi everyone.
OK, I built a site using php 5.3 (wampserver 2.0 on my machine), went to upload everything to a server and discovered that the host doesn't support 5.3 yet (and I used a lot of late static binding, etc.). Long story short, shared Linux server, and support at host says, "you can upgrade to 5.3, but we won't tell you how since it's 3rd party stuff. But you can do it."
Yes, I get it, terrible hosting company. I have no control over that right now--I need this live in hours, not weeks.
Can you provide a simple explanation of how I can compile/upgrade/whatever a Linux shared server from 5.2.8 to 5.3? I have access to the root, I think, and I've created the MySql database and got the php to connect just fine. I can put a php5.ini and htaccess or any other stuff. They're also using phpMyAdmin, which is nice, since I'm familiar with it. What I am is server-stupid in a very real way.
Help. . . please? Everything I've found trolling the web is either clearly idiotic or way over my head--I need the in-between description of the actual steps I would take to get the php to 5.3 with a quickness. or a resource, or a clue. Anything would be appreciated.
Thanks!!!
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duh, i just cut out the for statement and put in:
static::$db_fields = $db_array;
so now I output the correct array.
Can I change $db_fields without running the function through __construct on instantiate? Not sure it matters, but may not have an instantiation (so, can i do it on the class, not object, level).
thanks!
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The actual issue in the thread is not how to get the list of column names (there are probably ten different ways, four of which have been posted so far...) but in storing those names in a class variable. The original method did not work because you cannot use a function value or a variable as the default value when a class variable is declared. Whatever method is used to get the column names, must then assign the results to the class variable using php code.
Indeed. OK, I looked neil.johnson's code, and I realize what he is doing is changing the array values on instantiation using __construct (running the function). Is it possible to do this without an instantiation? Just wondering.
OK, i use a global variable ($database) b/c all the db info is in that class. Ignore that for now b/c it works (or clue me in on it; I can post that class if you want). So, I adapted the code so that it would work for my stuff, but only the first letter for the name comes into the array for some reason. Here's the function:
function class_attributes (){ global $database; if($result_set = $database->query("DESCRIBE ".static::$table_name)){ $db_array = array(); while($i = mysql_fetch_assoc($result_set)){ $field = array_shift($i); $db_array[] = $field; } // (1) at this point I have the right names in the array! // this should assign the array values to the $db_fields array for($x = 0; $x < count($db_array); $x++) { static::$db_fields[] = $db_array[$x][0]; } } }and here's the array (print_r()) at point (1) [edit--this is what I had already]:
Array ( [0] => id [1] => first_name [2] => last_name [3] => username [4] => admin_rights [5] => hashed_password )
Here's the array after the for statement [from neil]:
Array ( [0] => i [1] => f [2] => l [3] => u [4] => a [5] => h [6] => i [7] => f [8] => l [9] => u [10] => a [11] => h )
Thoughts? Thanks!
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So, how do I go from this to dynamically-building the array
I have just given you the code.
Got it and looking at it, thanks! Earlier reply was to earlier reply. Will post back.
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This is a reply to the first response. I'll look at the second presently. Looks spot on.
Not exactly. Within each class I'm making, I have an array called
$db_fields = array('id', 'username', 'first_name', 'last_name', 'admin_rights', 'hashed_password')
which values ('id', 'username', etc.--the actual word 'id', NOT some user's unique id) are the attributes for the class.
Right now, I manually create the $db_field array for a class, based on the field names in the db table for that class. What I want to do is--instead of manually entering those array values like 'id' and 'username'--populate that array based on the field names in the db table.
My function outputs those values as so, on a print_r():
Array ( [0] => id [1] => first_name [2] => last_name [3] => username [4] => admin_rights [5] => hashed_password )
So, how do I go from this to dynamically-building the array. Again, not any actual values, but the actual string 'id' (or whatever the db table fieldnames are for that particular table)
Thanks in advance!
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Hello, first post, please bear with me.
I'm working with classes, and right now the class attributes are set in an array I have to manually create for each class, as such:
protected static $db_fields = array('id', 'username', 'first_name', 'last_name', 'admin_rights', 'hashed_password');What I want to do is have the class attributes array build dynamically from the results of a query to my database. i can get the array i want through a function, but i'm not able to have these values in the class variable, for some reason. here's the array function i built (note that $database is a separate class and that $database->query and similar are just database-independent versions of thins like sql queries):
function class_attributes (){ global $database; if($result_set = $database->query("DESCRIBE ".static::$table_name)){ while($i = mysql_fetch_assoc($result_set)){ $field = array_shift($i); $db_array[] = $field; } return $db_array; } }When I try to do something like (and yes, i realize this is all wrong here!)
protected static $db_fields = $this-> class_attributes ();
I get errors like "Parse error: parse error, expecting `T_FUNCTION'"
Thoughts?
Manage implementation of Drupal 7 CMS over existing website
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Project: Manage implementation of Drupal 7 CMS over existing website
We have a PHP 5.3 custom website and want to transition to Drupal 7. We have the theme to replicate the site. We need someone experienced with both Drupal CMS and web hosting/database management to make the transition seamless. We would also be switching from a custom cart to Ubercart, using a paypal interface for payment processing (so all of that is external). Only a few products (book website for single book).
The critical question is how to do this without the site going down.
If possible, we would reproduce the current pages by having staff reproduce them, then add redirects from the old pages.
This could be a pretty short project for someone experienced, and we are willing to entertain serious quotes to get the transition done smoothly. Need reference sites, live and Drupal-based.