Laravel rescue
Your developer has gone, releases keep breaking something, or the version is so old that nobody will quote for it. We read the code, stabilise what is live, and tell you plainly what is worth saving.
If the application is healthy and only behind on versions, you probably need a straightforward Laravel upgrade instead.
Before changing anything, we confirm you own the repository, hosting, domain and third-party accounts, and we check that the live code matches the code you have. We set up backups and restore one to prove it works. Without this, every later step carries more risk.
We audit the code and database schema, record versions and packages, and run composer audit for known advisories. We also ask the people who use the system every day which workflows they depend on, because those often aren’t written down anywhere.
Urgent security issues and recurring failures come first. We add monitoring and error reporting if they are missing, and tests around the flows that matter most, so later changes can be checked.
You get a written recommendation for each part of the system: keep, repair, upgrade or replace. Only then do we quote the larger work, so you aren’t committing to a big project on a first impression.
We document what we have learned, so the application no longer depends on one person, whether that person is on your team or ours.
A cabinet manufacturer’s ordering, dealer-portal and inventory system had been stuck on PHP 5.6 and MySQL 5.0, unpatched for years and hard to hire for. We audited the codebase and schema, rebuilt it on Laravel 13, migrated the data with validation at every step, and checked each workflow against the old system running in parallel. That took about eight months and it is now live.
We also know how to keep a system going for years. We have maintained a high-volume Belgian WooCommerce store for three years, taking it from PHP 7.4 to current with two-hourly backups to S3-compatible storage. That one is WordPress rather than Laravel, but the routine is the same.
Usually, yes. The code, the database and the production configuration tell us most of what we need, and we write down what we find as we go. If you can't get access to the repository or server, sorting that out is the first job.
Not by default. A rewrite is the most expensive way to fix most problems. We recommend replacing only what can't reasonably be repaired, and we explain why.
There is no fixed package, because the state of the application decides the work. Stabilising work is quoted after we have seen the code, with developers from $20/h, invoiced in USD, GBP, EUR or INR. If the rescue turns into an upgrade, our published upgrade prices apply.
Yes. Once it is stable, it can move to our maintenance plan at USD 99/month, invoiced in the customer's local currency, or to a dedicated developer if there is a steady stream of feature work.
Cabinet manufacturer's ordering, dealer-portal and inventory system moved from PHP 5.6 and MySQL 5.0 to Laravel 13 on PHP 8.5 and MySQL 8, with a new Next.js front end. Eight months, workflows preserved, now live.
Loyalty-card management system we first built on PHP 5.6, re-platformed onto Laravel with all cards, balances and rules preserved. Two months, live since mid-2026, Indian client.
Tell us what the application does, what is going wrong and what access you have. You don’t need to know the version numbers.
We reply within one business day (IST). We are an engineering team in India with 4–6 hours of US/UK/EU overlap.