PHP & Laravel Development Services Company for Modern & Legacy PHP
PHP & Laravel Development Services Company work covers modern Laravel applications and API back ends, along with the legacy PHP modernization projects — upgrading PHP 5.x and 7.x codebases, migrating off CodeIgniter — where the real budget in this space actually lives today. We build custom PHP applications for SMB and mid-market businesses running on frameworks that have quietly outgrown their original intended scope over time and use. Talk to our PHP engineering team about your project and current codebase.
Laravel Development Services We Provide
Laravel remains the dominant modern PHP framework, offering an ORM, authentication, and a queueing system out of the box that lets teams build full-featured web applications and API back ends considerably faster than assembling the same functionality manually from scratch each time. We build most new PHP engagements directly on this framework by default today. We help clients decide when a Laravel rebuild makes more sense than continuing to patch an aging, unsupported codebase indefinitely.
Laravel Web Applications
Laravel applications with Eloquent ORM, built-in authentication, and a mature package ecosystem let teams ship full-featured web applications significantly faster than building the same functionality from a minimal, unopinionated PHP framework alone.
Laravel API Back Ends
API back ends built with Laravel Sanctum or Passport handle authentication for mobile apps and single-page applications consuming your PHP backend, a common pattern for businesses adding a modern frontend to existing infrastructure already in place.
Laravel Queue System
Laravel's queue system handles background jobs — email sending, report generation, third-party API calls — asynchronously, keeping your application responsive instead of blocking user requests on slow external operations happening directly in the background.
Legacy PHP Modernization
Legacy PHP modernization is where the real budget in this vertical actually sits, since a huge number of businesses are still running PHP 5.x or early 7.x applications, or CodeIgniter codebases, that have quietly become a genuine ongoing security liability. We treat these modernization projects as security-critical work, not routine housekeeping to defer indefinitely. Left unaddressed, this liability tends to compound over time as more of the surrounding ecosystem drops support for older PHP versions.
The Risk of Running EOL PHP
PHP 5.x and early 7.x applications run on versions with no security patches available, meaning any newly discovered vulnerability in the language itself remains permanently unpatched on your specific installation until you actually upgrade it.
CodeIgniter to Laravel Migration
CodeIgniter migrations to Laravel typically involve rebuilding the application's routing, ORM layer, and templating around Laravel's own conventions, which we scope as a phased migration rather than a single disruptive rewrite of the entire application at once.
Connection to Legacy System Modernization
This modernization work connects directly to our legacy system modernization practice more broadly, since an outdated PHP application carries functionally the same risk profile as any other unsupported legacy system running today.
PHP Version Support & EOL Security Risk
Running PHP on an end-of-life version carries genuine security and compliance risk that most business owners underestimate until an actual incident forces the issue directly, at which point remediation costs far more than a planned, proactive upgrade would have. We flag this risk clearly during every discovery call we run. We flag this risk clearly during discovery so clients can make an informed decision about timeline and budget priorities upfront.
PHP End-of-Life Timeline
PHP 7.4 reached end of life in late 2022 and PHP 8.0 followed shortly after that, meaning many production applications today run on versions receiving absolutely no security patches for newly discovered vulnerabilities at all.
PCI-DSS Compliance Risk
Running EOL PHP versions can also violate PCI-DSS compliance for any application processing payments, creating both a genuine security risk and a real regulatory compliance problem that surfaces during a payment processor's periodic security review process.
Why Choose Us for PHP & Laravel Development
Working with a PHP and Laravel development partner should mean genuine comfort with both greenfield Laravel builds and the messier reality of modernizing an aging PHP codebase without breaking the business that currently depends on it daily. We bring both skill sets to every single PHP engagement we take on today. That dual comfort is what lets us modernize a fragile legacy system without introducing new instability during the transition itself.
Comfort With Both Greenfield & Legacy Work
We build Laravel applications that connect cleanly to your broader web application architecture, and many PHP modernization projects specifically involve replatforming legacy ecommerce sites built on older PHP frameworks entirely.
A Security-First Upgrade Path
Our teams scope legacy PHP modernization projects with a security-first upgrade path in mind, prioritizing the highest-risk EOL components first rather than treating the entire modernization as one undifferentiated block of generic work.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Laravel still the best choice for a new PHP project?
Yes, for most business web applications and API back ends, Laravel remains the dominant modern PHP framework due to its mature ecosystem, built-in tooling, and large talent pool compared to alternatives like Symfony or CodeIgniter today, in most practical cases.
How urgent is upgrading from PHP 5.x or 7.x?
Very urgent if you're currently on an end-of-life version, since these receive no security patches for newly discovered vulnerabilities at all. If your application also processes payments, this can additionally create real PCI-DSS compliance exposure during a processor's security review.
Can you migrate our CodeIgniter application to Laravel?
Yes, we typically run CodeIgniter to Laravel migrations as a phased project, rebuilding routing, the ORM layer, and templates around Laravel's own conventions in stages, rather than attempting a single disruptive rewrite of the entire application all at once entirely.
How long does a legacy PHP modernization project take?
A focused application upgrade typically takes 2 to 4 months to complete from start to finish. A full CodeIgniter to Laravel migration or a major version jump across several PHP releases usually takes 5 to 9 months depending on codebase size.
What does custom PHP and Laravel development typically cost?
Costs range from roughly $35,000 for a focused application or upgrade to $180,000 or more for a full Laravel platform or CodeIgniter migration. Our custom software development cost page breaks this down further by the overall project type and scope involved.
Modernize Your PHP Application Today
Free consultation with our PHP engineering team. Laravel builds, legacy PHP upgrades, and CodeIgniter migrations — with a security-first upgrade path.