Service

PHP 7.4 to PHP 8.2+ Upgrade

Upgrade PHP before support ends — carefully, and in stages. We migrate production PHP applications from 7.4 to PHP 8.2 or above: audit deprecated APIs, update frameworks and packages, fix breaking changes, and cut over with a rollback plan.

PHP
Composer
Linux
Nginx

Discuss Your Project

What this engagement is for

PHP 7.4 is past end of life. Staying on it means security patches stop and every new dependency becomes harder. We upgrade your application to PHP 8.2 or a newer supported release by inventorying the codebase first, fixing deprecations and type changes, updating Composer packages and frameworks, and shipping through staging with a staged cutover so production is not a guess.

Technologies

PHP
Composer
Linux
Nginx

Best for: Teams running PHP 7.4 (or older) apps that need a supported runtime without rewriting the product from scratch.
Typical timeline: 2–8 weeks depending on codebase size, framework, and test coverage

Discuss Your Project

PHP elephant logo with upgrade path from 7.4 to 8.2

Outcomes

What you leave with

We measure the work by the product decisions and assets you can use next — not by a slide deck.

A supported PHP runtime (8.2 or newer) in staging and production

Deprecated and breaking changes fixed with a recorded change list

Composer / framework dependencies updated to compatible versions

A cutover plan with rollback if something goes wrong

How we work

A short path from conversation to something real.

1
Audit
We inventory PHP version, extensions, frameworks, Composer packages, and the deprecations that will break on 8.2+.
2
Upgrade and fix
We update the runtime, packages, and application code — prioritising what fails first — and verify against your critical flows.
3
Cut over
We deploy through staging, then production, with monitoring and a clear rollback if issues appear.

Deliverables

What we produce

Compatibility audit: PHP version, extensions, framework, and package map
Code and dependency upgrades for the target PHP version
Staging verification and a regression checklist
Production cutover notes and rollback steps

Questions

Before you start

Often yes, if the framework and packages support it. We choose the newest version your stack can run reliably, not the newest that exists.

Usually no. Most upgrades are compatibility fixes and dependency updates. A rewrite only makes sense when the architecture itself is the problem.

We build a manual regression checklist from your real workflows and still stage carefully. Tests are recommended, but the upgrade can proceed with disciplined verification.

Repository access, the current PHP and framework versions, hosting details, and the workflows that must keep working after the upgrade.