of all public websites run on PHP. The question is not which language to choose. The question is who builds it.
The PHP Development Company That Ships PHP 8.2. Never PHP 7.
We build Laravel and Symfony applications and API backends on PHP 8.2. We also build custom WordPress themes and plugins. For teams on PHP 5 or PHP 7, we migrate to PHP 8.2 in 3 to 8 weeks with zero downtime.
The PHP your team is maintaining is not the PHP your users deserve.
- PHP 7.4 hit end of life in November 2022No security patches since then. Every new vulnerability is unprotected and your liability.
- No type safety means bugs reach production, not stagingType errors hide in legacy PHP until a customer hits them first.
- Unprotected user inputs go directly into database queriesSQL injection vulnerabilities in legacy PHP expose customer data to attackers.
- PHP 7 runs up to 5x slower than PHP 8.2You are paying for extra servers to cover the performance gap.
PHP development is not one-size-fits-all. What we build depends on what you need. Select your situation below.
You have a product idea and need a backend that can handle real traffic from day one. We build Laravel applications with Sanctum authentication, queued background jobs, and Eloquent ORM. Your team ships faster because the architecture is right the first time.
- Laravel 11 on PHP 8.2 — future-supported, not end-of-life
- Sanctum auth and API tokens — secure, stateless authentication
- Queue workers and scheduled jobs — background tasks that do not block users
- Pest test suite, 85%+ coverage — bugs caught before they hit production
- Deployed to Forge or any cloud — your infrastructure, your control
Your clients want WordPress sites that do not look like WordPress. We build custom block themes, headless WordPress with Next.js, and WooCommerce extensions from scratch. No page builders. No bloated plugin stacks. Just clean, fast PHP.
- Custom block theme built from your Figma designs
- Headless WordPress with ACF and REST or GraphQL API — fast, flexible content delivery
- WooCommerce custom extensions — go beyond out-of-the-box features
- WordPress Multisite — manage multiple brands from one installation
- Core Web Vitals 90+ on delivery — Google's performance standard, met at launch
Your application runs on PHP 7.4 (end of life since November 2022) or PHP 5. You do not need a full rewrite. You need a staged migration that keeps production live throughout. We deliver PHP 8.2 migrations in 3 to 8 weeks with zero downtime.
- Full compatibility audit with PHPStan — see every error before we touch a line
- Deprecated functions removed and replaced — nothing from PHP 5/7 remains in the new codebase
- Type annotations added throughout — strict types so bugs surface at compile time, not runtime
- PHPUnit test suite written before migration starts — your functionality is confirmed before we change anything
- Zero-downtime staging migration first — production never goes offline
Your business needs a PHP application that can handle hundreds of thousands of users without cracking. We build on Symfony 7 with API Platform, Doctrine ORM, and event-sourcing for full audit trails. We use domain-driven design when your business logic is too complex for a generic framework.
- Symfony 7 with API Platform
- Doctrine ORM with migrations
- JWT security, OAuth 2.0
- CQRS and event sourcing patterns
- PHPUnit 90%+ coverage
The technical standards we put in your contract.
A B2B ecommerce platform rebuilt from a broken foundation. Code quality drove the revenue growth.
Parsons Kellogg had a platform problem. Their existing ecommerce system broke under the weight of multi-store B2B complexity. It could not handle the volume they needed to grow.
- Custom headless commerce architecture with API integration — faster page loads, unified data
- Analytics and ERP data integration — one dashboard for all business reporting
- Inventory and fulfillment logic rebuilt — fewer order errors, faster fulfillment cycles
Three commitments most PHP agencies will not put in writing.
PHP 7.4 hit end of life in November 2022. Every PHP 7 application now runs without security patches. Every project we build ships on PHP 8.2 as the minimum standard. If your server does not support PHP 8.2, we flag it in discovery and either upgrade it or walk away.
Most PHP teams run PHPStan on Level 0 or 1, catching only obvious errors. We run Level 9 — the maximum — on every commit. PHPStan Level 9 catches entire error categories before they reach staging. Every delivery passes the strictest static analysis available for PHP.
Quality assurance and test automation services →No proprietary frameworks. No custom forks. No locked deployment systems. We build on standard Composer packages that run on any server. Any PHP developer can maintain the code after we hand it off. No dependency on Redefine for hosting or ongoing updates.
Real questions, plain answers, no sales pitch.
New projects start on the current PHP LTS version — PHP 8.3 as of 2026. We do not write PHP 7 code for any new build. For migrations, we move your codebase to the current LTS version as part of the project, not as a separate phase afterward.
Laravel for most web applications and API projects. Symfony for enterprise applications that need a modular, testable architecture. WordPress with custom plugins and themes for content-driven sites. We match the framework to your use case during discovery — we do not default to one for every project. See the use-case panels above for details.
Yes. We start with a full codebase audit — deprecated functions, undefined variables, type risks, and security issues all documented before we write a single line. We migrate in stages so production stays live. A PHP 7 to PHP 8.2 migration takes 3 to 8 weeks. See our PHP modernization services for the full migration process.
PHPStan Level 9 (maximum strictness) runs on every commit, catching errors before they reach staging. PHP_CS_Fixer enforces PSR-12, so every developer on your team reads the code the same way. PHPUnit or Pest test suites ship with 85%+ coverage. Every pull request fails CI/CD if any check fails — there are no exceptions.
PHP development engagements typically run between $30,000 and $200,000. The range depends on the project type — new Laravel or Symfony build, WordPress custom development, or legacy PHP migration. We scope before we quote, so you get a fixed price tied to a defined scope. See our PHP pricing guide for a full breakdown.
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