Custom Applications
New web apps in modern, framework-based PHP 8.
PHP
PHP, From Legacy to Modern
Custom applications in modern PHP, plus rescue and upgrade work for the legacy systems that still quietly run your business, made secure, fast and maintainable again.
- Modern PHP 8 & frameworks
- Legacy rescue & modernisation
- Security hardening & upgrades
- APIs and integrations
Overview
The Language That Still Runs Most of the Web
PHP powers an enormous share of the web, including, very likely, a system or two that's core to your business but hasn't been touched in years. Old PHP isn't a problem in itself; unmaintained, insecure PHP is.
We build new applications in modern PHP 8 and frameworks like Laravel, and we rescue the old ones: upgrading versions, closing security holes, refactoring the worst of the code and adding the tests that let you change it safely again.
What you get
- Custom PHP application build
- Legacy audit & modernisation
- Version & security upgrades
- API & third-party integration
- Performance optimisation
- Testing & documentation
New Builds and Rescues
Whether it's a fresh application or an old one on life support, we've got it.
Legacy Modernisation
Rescue, refactor and upgrade old PHP codebases.
Security Hardening
Close vulnerabilities and bring auth up to standard.
Integrations
Connect your PHP app to payment, CRM and other systems.
Performance
Profiling and tuning to make slow apps fast again.
Docs & Tests
Add the tests and docs that make change safe.
Our Delivery Process
Four disciplined stages, a fixed milestone plan, and staging you can watch from day one.
Discovery
Requirements, users and success metrics, plus an audit of what you run today.
Design
Wireframes then a clickable prototype, plus the stack and a milestone plan.
Build
Built in two-week sprints, wired to your systems and tested on live staging.
Launch
Zero-downtime go-live, source & IP handover, and 90 days of free support.
The PHP Stack
PHP 8
Laravel
CodeIgniter
MySQL
JavaScript
Docker
PHP Development Questions
Yes, legacy PHP rescue is a core service. We audit, secure, upgrade the PHP version and refactor the riskiest code, usually without a full rewrite.
Often modernising in place is cheaper and lower-risk than a rewrite. We assess honestly and only recommend a rewrite when the old code truly can't be saved.
Very. PHP 8 with a framework like Laravel is fast, secure and productive, a world away from the PHP of a decade ago.
Yes, we regularly add clean REST or GraphQL APIs to existing PHP applications so they can serve mobile apps and integrations.
Ready to start building?
Tell us what you need. We come back with an approach, a milestone plan and a fixed number.
- Free consultation
- NDA signed upfront
- Fixed milestone pricing