By hvedula on

Hi all,

I have a site which is already developed using Java technologies.

It has static pages in front end and form submissions in back end.

I have a doubt that from now can i use Drupal for updating static pages ,images. Is it possible through Drupal that a already developed site can be managed.

Also, can back end form submissions are possible with Drupal.

Any help is appreciable

Thanks!

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joecanti’s picture

joecanti commented

I'm pretty sure this isn't possible. When you move a site over to Drupal you start with a clean slate - installing Drupal and some contrib modules in order to achieve the functionality you want. Drupal has its own way of doing things and customizes the database - there is no simple port across.

There may be various import modules to help speed the process up - for example there is a wordpress blog import...

The only possible thing that comes to mind is to install Drupal to do all your back end stuff, and use it to somehow put together xml files or similar, which can then be used to feed your front end. I think this is how you would go about creating a Drupal CMS back end for a Flash site.

But its complicated and if you were going down that road it may be better to start from scratch.

Joe

alexrayu’s picture

alexrayu commented

Drupal stores content in databases. You will need to completely redo your web site.

ergophobe’s picture

ergophobe commented

You might look into something like SurrealCMS or Cushy. I've never used them, but I *think* they *might* work for helping maintain your static pages.

This guys has a good writeup of Surreal - http://www.webmasterworld.com/content_management/4099394.htm
I think Cushy is vaguely similar. Like I say, I've only read about these, never used them and don't even know for sure whether or not they are free or cost money (I think they are free in most cases).

As for drupal integration - I tend to agree with what others said.

frank0987’s picture

frank0987 commented

If you want the content to be transfered over to Drupal, you will need to copy it over manually. I don't really think Drupal has a module which can import your settings over from a website like yours.

Unless you want to either sacrifice your existing content or waste time copying over content, I suggest you try a different CMS for now.