[FX.php List] CDML and FX.PHP Mashup

[Dale Bengston]

Thanks Stephen. This site already has an example of what you're  
detailing, as I'm using PHP to make a PDF from FMP data. In the case  
of the PDF creation, it's a one-button read-the-data-and-format,  
rather than a more complex section of the overall site. But, since  
I've already done a small bit with PHP coming out of CDML (with a  
link), my gut was telling me to proceed that way for the bigger chunk.

That's the first validation I've had all day that didn't involve  
JavaScript. Thanks!

Dale

On Jul 19, 2006, at 2:50 PM, Stephen Knight wrote:

> Hi Dale,
>
> Since you currently plan to keep the CDML backend running, it  
> probably makes
> most sense to use CDML as a starting point. IF you try to use a PHP  
> site and
> display CDML results directly, you would have to develop complex  
> processing
> scripts to transfer the CDML pages into a workable format on your PHP
> server. The way I see it is - integrating PHP into CDML can be  
> performed
> with a link (with optional CDML variables dynamically included into  
> it),
> that would keep your PHP server and CDML server separate.
>
>
> In Kindness
> Stephen K Knight
> http://www.fmwebschool.com
> 800.353.7950 / 386.453.5843
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>
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> Subject: Re: [FX.php List] CDML and FX.PHP Mashup
>
> http://smarty.incutio.com/?page=SmartyFilemakerPro
>
> basically the idea is to use PHP to dynamically write CDML format  
> files to
> where ever FMP thinks they are. you then build the old style CDML  
> URL and
> then you use file_get_contents() to get the output from old FMP.
>
> dan
>
> On Jul 19, 2006, at 2:04 PM, Dale Bengston wrote:
>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I have an ancient CDML site that began life on v4.1 many years ago,
>> and has made its way up to FMUv6. I have been sticking band-aids  
>> on it
>> for several years while I moved my new development to PHP and my
>> client ponders conversion of this old system.
>>
>> My client has now asked me to do some things that would be pretty  
>> easy
>> with FX.PHP and not-so easy with CDML. I would prefer not to spend
>> extra time and more of my client's money to code this in an obsolete
>> environment, so I'm contemplating ways to graft on this new  
>> capability
>> with PHP while keeping the bulk of the site in CDML.
>> If I keep on this track, maybe one day all the CDML will have been
>> replaced.
>>
>> So, any advice on the wisdom of a CDML-FX.PHP mashup? I'm trying to
>> come to grips with how to work with both on the same page,  
>> considering
>> that CDML has FMP acting pretty much as its own web server/cgi and  
>> PHP
>> is going to have to work with Apache. What works better? PHP pages
>> with mini-CDML calls or the other way around?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Dale Bengston
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