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Is PHP the right tool for this project?

Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2006 7:47 am
by train
I have to find a developer to build a database application. The organization I am working with has SQL Server already (licensed until the end of time), and is vendor-neutral though quick to accept anything M$. They have someone offering to build this application with .NET but I would like to stay away from that if possible.

This application has to track contacts, have business logic built in that updates status and such, provides a slightly different user interface for each role-based user group, have some data secure from some users (but not necessarily SSL security), and provide different levels of access. It needs to be web based. There needs to be a variety of ways to input data, though they are all web-based (or can be). The data needs to be easily reported on.

If any of you are familiar with CiviCRM or SugarCRM, this is quite similar but with very specific "business logic" that doesnt mesh well with those existing open source tools. Believe me, I would love love love to use open source but I just dont have the support here to do that and have not been able to find a tool that could be easily adopted.

What would the advantages/disadvantages of PHP/MYSQL be in this case?

I appreciate your time.

Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2006 2:27 pm
by feyd
Well, PHP's certainly more of an accepted crossplatform system. If that's what you need, then it's up there. More than likely the .Net results will be tailored to IE, so that may be a sticking point (it certainly is around these parts.)

Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2006 3:00 pm
by train
feyd wrote:Well, PHP's certainly more of an accepted crossplatform system. If that's what you need, then it's up there. More than likely the .Net results will be tailored to IE, so that may be a sticking point (it certainly is around these parts.)
I appreciate the response and I know it is kind of a silly question, but I was not sure about the implications of the question...

So, thanks.