78%
of all public websites run on PHP. Your choice is not whether to use it. Your choice is whether to run it well.
PHP development company
PHP Development Services. Modern PHP 8. Laravel. Built to Last.
We build Laravel and Symfony platforms, WordPress custom development, and application programming interface backends on PHP 8.2. We also migrate legacy PHP 5 and PHP 7 codebases to modern PHP before they become security liabilities.
The PHP quality gap
The PHP your team is maintaining and the PHP your users deserve are not the same thing.
What makes legacy PHP expensive
- PHP 7.4 reached end of life in November 2022No security patches. Every CVE is now your problem.
- No type declarations, no return types, no strict modeType coercion bugs hide until production.
- Raw SQL in files with
$_GETand$_POSTdirectlySQL injection risk present in hundreds of files. - 5x slower than PHP 8.2 with JIT compilerYou are paying for servers you do not need.
PHP 5/7 — What your team is maintaining
// No type hints. Global state. SQL injection risk.
include('config.php');
global $db;
function getUser($id) {
$sql = "SELECT * FROM users
WHERE id=" . $_GET['id'];
return mysql_fetch_array(
mysql_query($sql));
}
// Procedural. No tests. PDO mixed with raw.
if (!isset($_SESSION['user'])) {
header("Location: login.php");
}
PHP 8.2 with Redefine — Modern, typed, tested
// Strict types. Readonly. No SQL injection.
declare(strict_types=1);
readonly class UserQuery {
public function __construct(
private readonly int $userId
) {}
}
function getUser(int $id): ?User {
// Eloquent ORM, auto-sanitized
return User::find($id);
}
// Middleware auth. PHPStan Level 9.
Who we build for
PHP development looks different depending on what you are building. Select your situation.
Laravel SaaS
Building a new SaaS product or application programming interface backend on Laravel
You have validated your product idea and now need a production-grade Laravel backend. We build API-first Laravel applications with Sanctum authentication, queued jobs, Eloquent ORM, and Livewire or Inertia.js for the front end.
- Laravel 11 on PHP 8.2
- Sanctum auth plus application programming interface tokens
- Queue workers, scheduled jobs
- Pest test suite, 85%+ coverage
- Deployed to Forge or cloud infrastructure
email-verificationidle
invoice-generationprocessing
webhook-dispatchidle
1,247
jobs/min
0
failed
8
workers
WordPress Agency
Custom WordPress themes, plugins, and WooCommerce platforms
Your clients need WordPress sites that do not look like WordPress. We build custom block themes, headless WordPress with Next.js front ends, and WooCommerce extensions. No page builders. No bloated plugins.
- Custom block theme from Figma
- Headless WordPress with Advanced Custom Fields plus REST or GraphQL application programming interface
- WooCommerce custom extensions
- WordPress Multisite management
- Core Web Vitals 90+ on delivery
GET /wp-json/wp/v2/products/892
200 OK • 12ms
{
"id": 892,
"slug": "arc-lens-kit",
"acf": { "sku": "ALK-001", ... },
"woocommerce": { "price": 249 }
}
Legacy PHP Migration
Moving your PHP 5 or PHP 7 codebase to PHP 8 without breaking production
Your codebase is on PHP 7.4 (end of life November 2022) or PHP 5. You need a migration path that does not require a full rewrite and does not take the site offline. We deliver PHP 8.2 migrations in 3 to 8 weeks with zero downtime.
- Full compatibility audit with PHPStan
- Deprecated function removal and replacement
- Type annotations added throughout
- PHPUnit test suite written before migration
- Zero-downtime staging migration first
Deprecated mysql_* calls247 found
Missing type declarations1,842 errors
PHP 8 compatibility issues89 warnings
After Redefine migration0 errors
Symfony Enterprise
Large-scale enterprise applications on Symfony with API Platform
Your enterprise needs a modular, testable PHP application that scales to hundreds of thousands of users. We build on Symfony with API Platform, Doctrine ORM, and event-sourcing patterns. Domain-driven design when the domain complexity demands it.
- Symfony 7 with API Platform
- Doctrine ORM with migrations
- JWT security, OAuth 2.0
- CQRS and event sourcing patterns
- PHPUnit 90%+ coverage
#[ApiResource(
operations: [
new Get(),
new GetCollection(),
new Post(security: "is_granted()")
]
)]
class Order {
public readonly string $id;
}
PHP development capabilities
The PHP numbers that matter to your engineering team.
8.2
PHP version on every delivery. PHP 7 code is never shipped.
5x
Faster than PHP 7.4 with JIT compiler enabled on PHP 8.2
85%+
PHPUnit or Pest test coverage on every project delivery
3 to 8 weeks
Typical PHP 7 to PHP 8.2 migration timeline, zero downtime
L9
PHPStan runs at maximum strictness (Level 9) on every commit
2.4M+
Composer packages in the PHP ecosystem. We pick the right ones.
Client result.
A promotional products platform rebuilt with custom commerce architecture. Revenue followed the code quality.
Annual Revenue Growth
$0M
$0M
from $14M to $90M annually
Headless CommerceAPI IntegrationERP Connected
B2B EcommerceParsons Kellogg
The problem
Parsons Kellogg needed to dramatically transform operations and digital infrastructure to support aggressive revenue growth. Their existing ecommerce platform could not scale to the complexity of their multi-store business-to-business footprint.
What we delivered
- Custom headless commerce architecture with application programming interface integration
- Advanced analytics and enterprise resource planning data integration
- Complex inventory and fulfillment streamlined
Why Redefine for PHP
Three PHP commitments most agencies do not make in writing.
01
We do not ship PHP 7 code. For any reason.
PHP 7.4 reached end of life in November 2022. Running it exposes your application to unpatched security vulnerabilities. Every project we touch ships on PHP 8.2 as the baseline. If your hosting does not support PHP 8.2, we tell you in discovery and either fix it or exit the engagement.
02
PHPStan on Level 9 is not optional. It is the baseline.
Most PHP teams run PHPStan on Level 0 or 1, catching only the most obvious errors. We run Level 9, the strictest setting, on every commit. This eliminates entire categories of runtime errors before they ever reach staging. The code that ships has been analyzed to the strictest static analysis standard available for PHP.
Quality assurance and test automation services →03
Your team owns the codebase on the day the project starts.
We do not use proprietary PHP frameworks, custom forks, or locked deployment systems. Every project uses standard Composer packages, runs on standard servers, and can be maintained by any PHP developer. No lock-in. No dependency on Redefine for ongoing hosting or updates.
Common questions
What engineering leads ask before a PHP development engagement.
We write new projects on PHP 8.2 or the latest stable release. We do not write PHP 7 code for new projects. For migrations, we move legacy codebases to PHP 8.2 as part of the engagement, not after. PHP 8.2 is supported until December 2025.
Laravel for most application and application programming interface projects. Symfony for enterprise-grade applications requiring a component-based architecture. WordPress with custom plugin and theme development for content-driven sites. See the buyer personas above for the full breakdown of each framework use case.
Yes. PHP migration is one of our core PHP development services. We start with a codebase audit that identifies deprecated functions, undefined variable usage, type coercion risks, and security vulnerabilities. Migration is done in stages so your production application stays live throughout. We complete a PHP 7 to PHP 8 migration in 3 to 8 weeks. See our PHP modernization services for the full migration process.
PHPStan on Level 9 (maximum strictness) runs on every commit. PHP_CS_Fixer enforces PSR-12 code standards. PHPUnit or Pest test suites with 85 percent or higher coverage on delivery. Laravel Pint for code style. Every pull request fails continuous integration and continuous deployment if any of these checks fail.
PHP development engagements run between $30,000 and $200,000 depending on whether the project is a new Laravel or Symfony build, a WordPress custom development project, or a legacy PHP migration. We scope before we quote. See our PHP pricing guide for detail.
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