Converting to Drupal

Hi Forum,

I want to do a quick and dirty rendering of content in Drupal such that Drupal doesn't interpret or modify the content at all:
- Regardless of whether the content is written in an installed language
- Regardless of what images are used and from what URL
- Regardless of whether the content contains code or whether the code is written to any specific standards (the existing content displays in a browser).

Can I just <?PHP include ("http://example.com/mycontent.inc") ?> from within an article?

I am looking to convert my current site which is a site for a local scuba diving club, from custom php mysql to Drupal. One of the main things that I am struggling to work out is how to deal with the membership database. Currently I have a separate membership and user tables as not all members access the site - but registered site users (who are also members) need to search the membership list. Also I do not want users to be able to update some of their own data (diving qualification, renewal date etc).

I receive a CSV file that gets generated every month with a list of content that exists in a seperate database. Unfortunately, the CSV file lists all the content in the old database every time (and I can't change that).

So now I am stuck with a problem: is there any way to know if a certain piece of content has already been imported? It would be nice if I could use the old content IDs that are in the CSV file as the NID of the node, but I haven't been able to find a way to set or update the NID of a node.

Please forgive me if the information I'm requesting has been posted previously.

I am considering moving a client from a .asp environment to Drupal.

Here's what I'll need:

Members-Only Login Section
Members can update their own information
Members can search database of other members
Emails (HTML/Plain Text) that can be sent to member
Shopping Cart (currently have Authorize.net for CC processing)

As for the Drupal Site Development, I'm confident I can recreate their current site with modules as needed.

I know this has been asked over hundred times, but I can't seem to get a solution, so I finally decided to ask it myself.

I have coded my site with XHTML, CSS, and with a bit of Javascript. But now that I'm trying to get it onto Drupal, I can't. I believe I have to create my own theme, or something of the sort, and then change my code around using Drupal variables. But, I tried this, and it didn't work out. I have no idea what I did wrong. If you can help me, i'll send you my code via email. Or if the answer is easy, just reply here. =]

Within migration to drupal it obviously requires some sanitisation of the strings from one database to the other. are there any modules specifically build for this process? For example enabling multiple database connections and sanitising strings, be it through preg_replace or something like that, then inserting into the drupal database, either as a node type or such like? Obviously it could be used specifically when migrating from bespoke database systems.