I’ve got to convert a not terribly complicated bespoke project management system from MsAccess Application to PHP/MySQL. I’ve been programming for donkey’s years but embarrassingly know practically nothing about modern methodologies.
So the old ‘learning curve’ versus ‘improved efficiency’ conundrum rears its ugly head once again.
Although I’ve Googled up some stuff I don’t want to prejudice your suggestions, where would you start, I’m at your mercy?
What sort of learning curve am I looking at?
Consider learning a PHP framework and its philosophy and architecture to produce the application. You’ll be glad you did.
http://www.phpframeworks.com/
Basically, this will help you get up and running quickly with all of the necessary moving parts, in a way that promotes best practices. IMO it’s probably the quickest and best way to accomplish your goals.
For recommendations on which one to choose, have a look here:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/184395/what-is-the-best-free-php-framework-working-on-shared-hosting-and-why