Im a recent graduate that has taken on a volunteer position, hopeing to get some experience.
The Situation; Some years ago a database was developed (for a divison of the NZ Asthma Society). There is a basic front-end, developed in PHP. This allows the users to login, to search, edit or add to the records, and to run a few reports.
There is now a need for some different types of reports to be generated, and the data needs to be imported into the new National Database that has been developed in Access.
The Problem is no-one knows anything about the current database, who developed it, what it was developed in, (I have found a Postgres application in the programme files – so suspect this maybe it?) and Im not sure where it is located.
Any help would be greatly appreciated, Im needing some direction as Im not where to start. My plan for next time I go in is to try and find any connection strings, I’ll start with the source code…any suggestions….
Also, is it critical to find the original developer? Its not looking good!!