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how to convert asp to php

HI, i have few pages created in asp, and i just found out that my webserver is not supporting asp (post method) they told me to use PHP. but i am still learning and i need to finish by end of this week. below code i need to tranfer in to PHP. can someone help me out please. Thanks.

ASP code
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<head>
<title>Pictures</title>
</head>

<body bgcolor="#786854" text="#FFFFB9">
<%

Const adOpenForwardOnly = 0
Const adLockReadOnly = 1
Const adUseClient = 3
Const adCmdText = 1

Dim conn, rs, connString, qString

set conn=Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")
set oRs=Server.CreateObject("ADODB.recordset")

conn.Provider="Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0"

connString=Server.MapPath("imagetest.mdb")
conn.Open connString

%>
Pictures Page
<%
Dim mypage, numpages, numrecs, pagesize

mypage = CInt( Request("page") )
If mypage=0 Then mypage=1

pagesize = CInt( Request("recs") )
If pagesize = 0 Then pagesize = 10 ' If we aren't given a value use 10

Set rs = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.RecordSet")
rs.PageSize = pagesize
rs.CacheSize = pagesize
rs.CursorLocation = adUseClient

qString = "SELECT * FROM Table1"
rs.Open qString, conn, adOpenForwardOnly, adLockReadOnly, adCmdText

numpages = rs.PageCount
numrecs = rs.RecordCount

If mypage > numpages Then mypage = numpages
If mypage < 1 Then mypage = 1

rs.AbsolutePage = mypage

Response.Write(" " & numrecs & " records found." )
Response.Write(" Page " & mypage & " of " & numpages & "")

Response.Write("<CENTER>")

Dim i
For i=1 To pagesize
If NOT rs.EOF Then
'Response.Write(rs("Name") & " | " & rs("Data") & " ")
'
response.Write "<tr><a href='http://home.1asphost.com/Yash/images/" & rs("Images") & "'> <img src=images/" & rs("Images") & " border=5 celspacing=5 width=175 height=175></a></tr>"

rs.MoveNext
End If
Next

Response.Write("")

Dim x, lb, ub
For x=1 To numpages
lb = (x-1) * pagesize + 1
ub = x * pagesize
If ub > numrecs Then ub = numrecs
If x <> mypage Then
Response.Write("<A HREF=pictures.asp?page=" & x & "&recs=" & pagesize & ">" & lb & "-" & ub & "</A>")
Else
Response.Write(lb & "-" & ub)
End If
If x <> numpages Then Response.Write(" | ")
Next

Response.Write("</CENTER>")

rs.Close
conn.Close
Set rs = Nothing
Set conn = Nothing

%>

</body>
</html>

Member_2_547613

Hi,
you don't really expect *anyone* will convert this code into PHP for "20 points", do you? :-)
ASP and PHP practically have nothing in common, so any 'convertion' of a ASP script will be a complete re-write of that very script -- with a few exceptions like the SELECT statement in the one you posted ;-)

There are some "ASP emulators" for PHP, but according to "them, telling you to use PHP", none is installed on their system.

1.) Your script is using a database, which requires a total different approach *and* a different database engine in a typical LAMP system.
I assume "they" are running a Linux box (the 'L' in LAMP), so may have access to a MySQL (resposible for the 'M') or PostgreSQL database server -- if at all --, and you should check this first.
Both DBs mentioned require different PHP code unless using a generic db-layer, and a proper 'mirror' of the DB tables you currently have in that Access file.
The PHP code to handle the database request also differs from the ADODB*) object model in ASP.
In general you can't simply use an Access MDB file on a linux box and you *should not* use one on a production server either.

2.) Your script appears to be some sort of an "Image/Picture Gallery". Instead of converting this one just go ahead an download one of the billion galleries available for PHP. Some of them require a database, some don't.
Get a simple one to start with, then get familiar with PHP and it's principles of databases connections, and then make "your script" as sophisticated as you want.
Btw: if you're familiar JavaScript you'll find out that PHP has much more in common with JS than VBscript/ASP.

Unfortunately I can't provide you with any link to a certain gallery-script because I always coded them by myself with respect to a site's specific layout etc.

Here are some links you can search for "gallery"
- http://www.phpfreaks.com/
http://www.phpfreaks.com/scripts/Image_Galleries/6.php
- http://php.resourceindex.com/
- http://www.hotscripts.com/PHP/
- http://px.sklar.com/search.html

They were all listed at http://www.php.net/links.php

And of course: go and get the PHP manual from http://www.php.net/download-docs.php (available in many languages)
If you are running Windows I recommend the 'CHM/Windows Help' format as it allows a full text search.

Have fun

CirTap

*) there's an object oriented database abstraction layer for PHP (nice term<g>) called ADODB as well, providing similar functionality as and is AFAIK "inspired" by the "original" ADODB.

ydeewana

ASKER

CirTap,

First of all Thanks for the information. I know that points are very low for this questions. I did not expect anyone to convert my code from ASP to PHP. There are few reasons i put my code there. one was when i put it, i did not know how that works. Second, when i search online, i found there are few converter which will allow you to convert code from ASP to PHP. Therefore i thought they someone might have done it.

anyway, Thanks again for providing me good information.

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