So I received a grant to establish a social networking website for artists in the Southwestern PA area. I made the mistake of choosing a programmer that gave me a good deal, but I think he is horrible. I was quoted anywhere from $100,000 to $50,000 to $8,000 to create this site. We are supposed to launch on April 21 and most of the fuctionality still is not finished and it is messy and sloppy and runs really slow. The programmer is using cold fusion.
What I am wondering is if Drupal would be able to handle a site like this.:
Here is what the programmer has done so far:
http://art.shareddynamics.com/splash.cfm
I think it looks cheap and like he doesn't know what he is doing.
Also There is a back office component.
http://art.shareddynamics.com/backoffice/
username: admin
password:password
Firstly: Is it possible to create a site like this in Drupal?
- Is it hard to do, even if I am new to php and mysql but have some web design experience?
- After this verision of the site launches, how hard will it be to transfer all the data that the users have uploaded into their profiles without loosing it and without them having to change their passwords etc...?
- Is there anythig else I should consider?
Here is an summary of the project I want to be on the site:
Summary