Page 1 of 1

Data mapping question

Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2012 3:21 am
by cap2cap10
Happy New year, members of the PHP Technorati! I hope all is well. I come to you today seeking advice on a project that I am working on. I wish to know if php programming can be used to create an API [Application Program Interface]that can perform data mapping attributes from different source systems to a SQL database. Also, is it possible to store data temporarily in a flat file before it is mapped to the data base. Has anyone engaged in this sort of task in the past. I found something on Object-relational mapping in php but I wonder if anyone can shed some light on the subject. Also, If anyone is looking for some freelance project work, I may be able to provide this. Let me know your opinions. Thanks in advance!


Batoe
PS- The road to success is filled with obstacles, but also success!

Re: Data mapping question

Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2012 6:10 am
by theserve
PHP has SOAP functionality built in so its possible to build a SOAP api. Its also possible to pull data from multiple sources and store in arrays which I guess you could then do some mapping with. You can also write to files very easily. I'm sure PHP would be a suitable choice!