By MitsuTomoe on
Hello,
we have developed a web site using PHP/Javascript/PostgreSQL on Ubuntu 12.10 dedicated servers .
Now, we'd like to develop a new presentation layer, but keep the PG database. The goals are :
nicer interface, adapt the interface for smartphones, tablets...
Our research led us to think that Drupal 8 may be the best tool to do that.
We have no specific timeframe, we could start with beta version and wait for Drupal 8 official release
to put in production.
Is it doable ? Is Drupal 8 fitted to this task ?
Alex
Comments
Far too early. Adopting
Far too early. Adopting before official release (likely late in 2013 for D8) is not a great idea in my experience, but at this stage trying to use D8 for a production site will cause far more headaches than it is worth.
In addition using Drupal just as a presentation layer will probably also cause more problems than it is worth. It is fairly complex software and you will end up with a system which is fairly bloated, complex and difficult to maintain, even if you get it working. Better if you either you write your own presentation layer, or import your data into a Drupal database (which can be PG if you like).
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Thank you for answering. I'm
Thank you for answering. I'm now more geared towards a php framework like Symfony, but research is going on...