PHP upgrades · Laravel · Legacy code
We move custom PHP and Laravel projects to PHP 8.4/8.5 with automated refactoring, careful manual review and testing on staging. Fixed price after a quick look at the code.
Services
Prices are starting points. The final fixed price comes after a short code review — before any work starts.
Know exactly what breaks before you pay for the fix.
Fix your outdated PHP site before it breaks or gets hacked.
From Laravel 6–10 to the current release, without downtime.
Modernize the system your team relies on every day.
Make old scripts run again on modern hosting.
Hosting upgraded PHP and your site is down.
Slow WordPress even with caching? We find the real bottleneck.
Move spaghetti code to Laravel or Symfony step by step.
From aging shared hosting to a fast, predictable setup.
Keep it upgraded so you never need an emergency fix.
Why now
Unsupported versions get no security patches. Hosting providers switch them off, and the site breaks on a random Tuesday.
Known vulnerabilities stay open forever.
The provider updates PHP and fatal errors appear overnight.
Modern packages and payment SDKs require PHP 8.2+.
A rushed fix costs more than a planned migration.
How we modernize
Same code, new PHP version. Automated refactoring with Rector, static analysis with PHPStan, manual fixes where logic is involved.
When: When the code works and the goal is to stay supported.
Fastest, lowest cost
Composer, autoloading, tests around critical flows, then module-by-module migration into Laravel or Symfony. The site keeps running.
When: When the project will live for years and needs new features.
Spread over weeks, pays back in maintenance
Only when the first two cost more. We recommend it rarely and say so openly.
When: When the old code blocks the business and has no salvageable core.
Highest cost and risk
Process
We review the code and hosting, list breaking changes and risky areas.
You get a price and timeline. No hourly surprises.
All work happens on a copy. Your live site is untouched.
Automated changes first, then manual review of business-critical parts.
Main user flows checked: forms, payments, admin, cron jobs.
Planned switch with a rollback plan and a written report.
If something we changed breaks within 14 days after release, we fix it for free.
Case studies
Recent migrations, anonymized. Each one went through staging and is live on PHP 8.3+.
64 → 0 SQL queries with raw variables
− Before
+ After
109 → 0 concatenated SQL queries
− Before
+ After
~470 → 0 SQL queries built from request data
− Before
+ After
419 MB public error log, now gone
− Before
+ After
What actually changes
Most breakages are well known. Tools catch the mechanical ones, we handle the rest by hand.
− beforewhile (list($k, $v) = each($items)) {
echo "$k: $v";
} + afterforeach ($items as $k => $v) {
echo "$k: $v";
} − before$r = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM users WHERE id = $id");
$user = mysql_fetch_assoc($r); + after$st = $pdo->prepare('SELECT * FROM users WHERE id = ?');
$st->execute([$id]);
$user = $st->fetch(); − beforeusort($rows, create_function('$a,$b',
'return $a["price"] - $b["price"];')); + afterusort($rows, fn($a, $b) =>
$a['price'] <=> $b['price']); Who’s behind FixPHP
FixPHP is a small engineering studio focused on one thing: keeping PHP projects alive, secure and supported. No account managers, no outsourcing chain — the person who reviews your code is the person who fixes it.
Focus
Staying narrow is how we keep quality high and prices fixed.
Pricing
Every project gets a fixed quote after the audit. The audit fee is credited to the work.
| Service | Timeline | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Code & Compatibility Audit 1–2 days | 1–2 days | from $79 |
| Custom PHP → PHP 8.4 / 8.5 3–7 days | 3–7 days | from $199 |
| Laravel Upgrade 5–12 days | 5–12 days | from $349 |
| CRM, Admin Panels & Internal Tools 5–14 days | 5–14 days | from $299 |
| Scripts, Parsers & Bots 1–4 days | 1–4 days | from $89 |
| Emergency Fix 24–48 hours | 24–48 hours | from $149 |
| WordPress Performance & PHP Upgrade 1–3 days | 1–3 days | from $149 |
| Legacy → Modern Framework from 2 weeks | from 2 weeks | from $990 |
| Server & Hosting Move 1–3 days | 1–3 days | from $129 |
| Care Plan monthly | monthly | from $79/mo |
FAQ
We look at the code (repository or archive) and hosting, run static analysis and estimate the effort. You get one number before any work starts.
No. All work happens on a staging copy. The live site is switched only after you approve the result, with a rollback plan ready.
Access to the code, a database dump (anonymized is fine) and a list of things that must not break: payments, forms, integrations.
That is normal for legacy code. We add checks for the critical flows during the migration so the next upgrade is easier.
Only performance problems and PHP version upgrades. We don’t build themes or plugins.
Yes. We also work through Upwork contracts if you prefer escrow.
Contact
Answer a few questions — we reply within one business day with next steps or a preliminary estimate.