Legacy Modernisation

Ten years of PHP is not a liability

If your PHP application has been running the business for ten years, it is not a liability. It is the most complete description of how the business works that exists anywhere. We treat it that way. Tests around the parts that earn money, a dependency audit, then small reversible changes while it stays in production. Most “we need a rewrite” conversations end with us recommending you don’t.

Legacy is not a verdict

Most “we need a rewrite” projects do not need a rewrite. They need a test harness around the parts that earn money, a dependency audit, and a sequence of small, reversible changes. That is usually months faster and far less risky than starting over.

PHP 8 migrations

We run compatibility analysis across the codebase, fix the breaking changes in reviewable batches, and keep the application deployable the entire time.

New PHP work

When we start fresh, we write PHP that a mid-level developer can read. Explicit types, thin controllers, and no magic that has to be explained in a handover call.

When the system is PHP

Ageing systems are more often written in PHP than anything else. PHP has its own page covering version migrations, security audits and framework-free codebases: PHP development services. If the destination is a modern framework, that is usually Laravel.

Modernising the surface without touching the engine

A dated interface is often the reason a working system gets condemned. Where the PHP application is sound, the cheaper route is to leave it running. Expose the parts that matter behind an API, then put a new front end on top — including a genuinely 3D one. The business logic that took a decade to get right stays where it is, and the risk stays proportional to the change.