Looking for a little advice on OOP vs PP

[anakadote]

So I've developed a couple pretty large-scale Flash applications in AS3 using solely OOP, albeit I'm not an expert on OOP but have been learning it for over a year now via books, etc. I'm working on the transition from procedural programming to OOP in regard to PHP5, and have a new web project that I would like to program in that way. My client has expressed that he doesn't care how I do it, so long as it works. Now by my standards I'd like to do better than just "so long as it works." There's a bit of a time-crunch, so I was wondering if anyone else who has been in a similar situation could provide a little advice. Should I develop the website using the proven procedural (using classes for certain functions) knowledge and techniques that I know, or should I attempt to develop the website using an MVC framework that I create from scratch? (I'd rather create my own OOP/MVC code from scratch as opposed to using an existing framework, so that I am not blind to how the actual code behind the scenes actually works)

[big_nerd]

anakadote,

I would go with what you know if there is a time-crunch. When learning something new it is inevitable that bugs will arise, especially if you are being paid for this project.

Another recommendation I would say is -- when writing your own framework, especially with the MVC pattern, you should have the base framework written before attempting to use it on a client. Again this goes towards adding a level of complexity to your project that is not required.

I have been learning to use Zend Framework myself (we use it at work) and it is a beautiful system.

A point once made when I was reading - writing your own framework for use on a client can be a maintenance nightmare - using a technology like Zend, when I (eventually) more on to bigger/better things another developer can come in and pick up fairly quickly where I left off, whereby your framework will have a steep learning curve.

So in short - I would do this project with the technologies you feel most comfortable with, then by all means start your own MVC framework, I have been meaning to as well.