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Services

Senior PHP development, from a 25 year veteran

Custom PHP and web application development for businesses that need software built around their work — not the other way around. I've been building with PHP since the PHP 3/4 days, through 5, 7 and 8, and I've seen what works and what doesn't.

What I do

From a single feature to a full rebuild

Senior-level engineering on every project — clean code, security by default, and systems you'll still be able to maintain years from now.

Websites & customer portals

Public websites and secure customer areas where clients log in, manage accounts, and self-serve. Built for security and easy content updates.

  • Membership and login systems (email/password, social, two-factor)
  • Password reset, email verification, account approval flows
  • Role and permission management
  • Content editing — pages, news, documents, media
  • SEO-friendly, fast, responsive front-ends

Business management systems

Internal tools that put customers, orders, inventory, employees, and reporting in one place — replacing spreadsheets and siloed systems.

  • CRMs and customer records
  • Order, invoice, quote and payment processing
  • Inventory and stock tracking
  • Employee and workflow management
  • Dashboards and business reports

E-commerce & booking systems

Online stores, appointment booking, memberships, and payments — integrated with the services your business already relies on.

  • Stripe, PayPal, Square and other gateways
  • Recurring billing and subscriptions
  • Availability calendars and online booking
  • Shopping cart, orders and fulfilment tracking
  • Automated email and SMS confirmations

Custom APIs & data applications

Applications that connect to other systems, exchange data, or turn collections of information into something genuinely useful.

  • REST and JSON APIs with secure authentication
  • Webhooks and integrations with external services
  • Data import/export (CSV, Excel, XML, JSON)
  • Report generation — PDF, CSV, Excel
  • Complex database modelling and reporting

Existing application work

I've rescued, upgraded, and modernized applications written 10, 15, even 20 years ago — including old PHP 4/5 codebases other developers won't touch.

  • Legacy PHP migration (4/5/7 → PHP 8)
  • Framework upgrades: Laravel, Symfony, CodeIgniter
  • Database upgrades and query optimization
  • Bug fixing and feature additions
  • Performance and security modernization
  • Hosting migration moved with no downtime

Ongoing support & maintenance

Software needs regular care and feeding. I offer clear, responsive support so your application stays secure, fast, and current.

  • Security updates and vulnerability patching
  • PHP and dependency version upgrades
  • Monitoring, backups, and uptime checks
  • Performance tuning and caching
  • Ongoing improvements as your business grows

Technology

Proven stack, deep experience

25 years with the LAMP/LNMP stack, plus the modern tooling that keeps projects fast, testable, and maintainable.

PHP 8 MySQL / MariaDB PostgreSQL Redis Laravel Symfony CodeIgniter WordPress Magento JavaScript / Vue REST APIs Composer PHPUnit Docker Apache / Nginx Git / CI AWS / Cloud

Not sure what you need?

That's fine. Describe what you want the application to do and I'll help you work out the details.

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