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PHP to Laravel Migration & Upgrades

Services / Laravel Development / Migration & Upgrades

PHP to Laravel Migration & Upgrades

Moving an aging PHP codebase onto Laravel, or bringing an existing Laravel app up to a current, supported version, without a ground-up rewrite.

What’s included

  • Legacy PHP (vanilla, CodeIgniter, older frameworks) migrated onto Laravel incrementally
  • Laravel version upgrades, with dependency and breaking-change audits
  • Taking over undocumented or poorly-documented codebases and mapping them before touching anything
  • Test coverage added around critical paths before refactoring, so nothing breaks silently
  • A phased migration plan so the app stays live throughout, not a risky big-bang cutover

Migrating without a rewrite-from-scratch risk

PHP to Laravel migration services done well are incremental, not a full rewrite gamble. I typically start by mapping what the legacy app actually does, including the undocumented parts, then migrate module by module behind the scenes while the existing app keeps running.

Staying current without breaking production

Laravel upgrade services matter because staying several major versions behind eventually means no security patches, and dependencies that no longer install cleanly. I run upgrades against a staging environment first, catalog every breaking change, and only cut over once everything’s verified.

Relevant work

Maintaining and extending existing Laravel codebases, including messy or undocumented ones, is a routine part of running ERP OrbitSync across its client deployments. See more on the Portfolio page.

STACK

PHP Laravel MySQL Docker

TYPICAL ENGAGEMENT

Scoping call → written estimate → milestone-based delivery. Remote-friendly, working with clients across time zones including the US.

Migration planning and related Laravel services

A PHP-to-Laravel migration should preserve business behavior while improving maintainability, testability, and framework structure. If the migration also introduces new APIs or integrations, see Laravel API development. If the application is being rebuilt into a broader business platform, review custom Laravel web app development.

After migration, ongoing upgrades and production fixes can continue through Laravel maintenance and support. The broader Laravel development services page connects the complete service cluster.

Have a legacy PHP app that needs migrating?

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