Many companies run on PHP applications that have grown over many years. They work. But every change takes longer, knowledge sits in a few heads, and updates feel risky. A full rewrite is expensive and rarely necessary. I modernise such systems step by step, build clean APIs and keep operations stable. Remotely or on-site in Leipzig and the surrounding area.
Start a projectUnderstanding grown code, untangling it and moving it step by step into a modern structure, for example to Symfony.
Adding tests where they are missing, so changes are no longer a leap in the dark.
REST APIs for frontends and partners and integrations with external services, properly documented.
Containers, automated deployments, monitoring and alerting, so releases become routine.
Upgrading PHP versions and dependencies on a plan.
A PHP shop that has grown over more than 15 years is moving to a modern Symfony foundation. Together with the team I am preparing this migration in steps: untangling responsibilities in the code, adding tests and moving areas over one at a time while the shop keeps running.
A rewrite promises a clean start. But it throws away years of domain knowledge embedded in the old code, and until it is finished, the old system still has to be maintained. Step-by-step modernisation delivers noticeable improvements sooner and keeps the risk of every single step small.
Where does it hurt most? Speed, stability, security, or dependence on individual people?
I look at the code, database and operations and show you where modernisation pays off first.
A step-by-step plan in which every step delivers value on its own.
Together with your team, during live operation.
Documented, so the knowledge does not disappear into a single head again.
Should your team develop the modernised codebase on its own? I support that with workshops and in-house training, on-site in Leipzig and the surrounding area or remotely.
Tell me where things get stuck. I usually reply within 24 hours.
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