Build
01New PHP work from requirement to production: new Laravel applications, SaaS products and admin panels; Taking over and stabilising an existing PHP codebase; APIs and integrations for mobile apps and third-party systems.
Web development · 8 technologies
PHP — the language most of the web still runs on.
PHP is where I have shipped the most code since 2017. Laravel is my home framework, but a large share of real-world PHP is older: CodeIgniter 3 projects, custom frameworks, procedural code from 2012 that still processes orders every day. I work on all of it.
- Technologies
- Laravel · Livewire · Inertia · Filament · Symfony · CodeIgniter · Yii · CakePHP
- Support
- Build · fix and maintain · upgrade and migrate · audit and advise
- Typical
- New Laravel applications, SaaS products and admin panels
- Pricing
- Fixed price, or hourly from $10 by stack
- Team
- Me, plus a vetted team of 50+ for larger builds, 90% with 10+ years' experience
- Start
- Usually within one working day of agreeing the scope
01 — What I do with PHP
build, fix, upgrade, audit
Fix and maintain
02The usual problems in existing PHP systems: slow pages from N+1 queries, no tests, a deploy process nobody wants to run, and a PHP version the host is about to drop.
Upgrade and migrate
03PHP 5.6 or 7.x to 8.4, Laravel 5 to 12, CodeIgniter 3 to Laravel, Symfony 4 to 7, without a rewrite.
Audit and advise
04A code, security, performance and SEO audit of your PHP system, with a written plan you can act on with or without me.
02 — Technologies
what each one is for
Laravel
My default for anything new: APIs, SaaS, admin panels, queues, scheduling.
Livewire
Interactive screens without a separate JavaScript front end.
Inertia
Laravel backend with a React or Vue front end in one project.
Filament
Admin panels and back offices in days instead of weeks.
Symfony
Larger enterprise codebases and component-based projects.
CodeIgniter
Maintaining and migrating the many CI3 and CI4 sites still in use.
Yii
Support and upgrades for existing Yii 2 applications.
CakePHP
Support and upgrades for existing CakePHP applications.
03 — Typical projects
what people usually ask for
PHP work
that actually gets ordered.
Three shapes most PHP engagements take. Yours may be a fourth; describe it and I will tell you honestly whether it fits.
- New Laravel applications, SaaS products and admin panels
- Taking over and stabilising an existing PHP codebase
- APIs and integrations for mobile apps and third-party systems
04 — Questions
about PHP work
Can you take over a PHP project another developer built?
Yes, that is most of my PHP work. I start with an audit of the code, the database and the hosting, then fix what is risky first and add tests around the parts we change.
Should we move from CodeIgniter to Laravel?
Only if it pays for itself. If the site is stable and small, a PHP version upgrade and some cleanup is cheaper. If you keep adding features, a staged move to Laravel usually wins within a year.
How is PHP work priced?
A fixed price for a defined scope, or hourly from $10 depending on the stack, always with a written estimate before any work starts.
How do we start?
Send a short description of what exists and what you need. You get a reply within one working day with questions, then a scope or an estimate.
06 — Start
describe the PHP project
Got a PHP project?
Tell me what exists, what you need, and the deadline if there is one. I reply within one working day with questions, then a scope or an estimate.
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