How far PHPortal ready for use?

[Dominikus Serani]

I really like the idea that someone has tried to "port" zope on PHP.
1. What are the advantages of using PHP instead of python?
2. Will you use special scripting language like dhtml? Can you avoid that?
3. Is it ready for helping me develop a business application? How long should  I wait? 
4. Is the user management ready?
5. Can I just copy and paste my previous Php application/files to this environment and make it run again without too much hassle? If yes, where should I start to learn how to do it? I would like to use this portal if I can do it quickly.

FYI I am just a new comer in this kind of world.

[Nobody/Anonymous]

Hi Dominikus
PHPortal is not a port of Zope to PHP instead it is a management interface copy of Zope usign PHP.
1. The advantgae is cheaper web hosting.
2. There are special tags available like dtml for templating but it is a small number of tags and not a new language.
3. It is ready if you are a PHP developer. It is still in the earl alpha stages and it may require you to write code still.
4. The user mangemnet is ready.
5. You can easily copy and past your previous PHP apps in numerous ways. PHP code is stored as serialized data which can hold your code or you can write a new application that can reuse your PHP code for more than one site by making just a instance reference.

If you have any specific coding questions please feel free to ask me.