PHP2Shell went public on 21 October 2026 and is the most serious PHP flaw in years. It reaches every PHP version back to PHP 5, and the fix only ships for 8.2 and newer, which leaves most hand-written PHP sites on old servers with no patch. Don't worry: we move core PHP code into Laravel on PHP 8.4 in 7 days. Why the PHP version matters.
If your site is a folder of .php files, each one opening with include 'config.php' and include 'header.php', our core PHP to Laravel migration services in USA and UK were made for you. We take procedural code, one script per page, and move it into Laravel in planned steps, without a risky big-bang rewrite.
Hand-written PHP has a familiar shape. A config file sets global variables for the database password. Every page calls session_start(), checks $_SESSION by hand and runs its own mysqli queries built from $_GET and $_POST. Shared functions live in a functions.php that grew to thousands of lines. A crontab runs a few scripts at night. It works, but every change risks breaking a page nobody remembers.
Laravel can sit in front of that code and take it over gradually. We set up Laravel on PHP 8.4, route the pages we have rebuilt to Laravel controllers, and let the untouched scripts keep running behind a fallback until their turn comes. The site stays live the whole time.
What changes when procedural PHP moves to Laravel
The same pages and the same data, but organised so a developer can find, change and test anything in minutes.
Globals become config
Database passwords and API keys move from config.php into a .env file and Laravel's config system, out of the code and out of Git.
Includes become layouts
header.php and footer.php turn into one Blade layout with @extends and @include, so a menu change happens once, not in forty files.
Login checks become middleware
The copy-pasted session check at the top of each page is replaced by Laravel's auth middleware, applied to whole groups of routes.
What the core PHP to Laravel move covers
- Map of every .php file, include chain and global variable
- Each page script turned into a route and a controller method
- Inline SQL replaced with Eloquent models or the query builder
- Manual $_POST checks replaced by Laravel validation
- header.php, footer.php and sidebars rebuilt as Blade components
- functions.php split into tested service classes
- Crontab scripts moved to the Laravel scheduler and queues
- Old URLs like page.php?id=5 kept or redirected for SEO
Moving procedural PHP into Laravel in 7 days
Day 1: Trace the includes
We follow every include and global through your code, list each page and table, and choose the order pages will move in.
Days 2-4: Port page by page
Laravel is installed on PHP 8.4 and the pages are ported in order, with legacy scripts still served for anything not yet moved.
Days 5-6: Click every path
We test forms, logins, uploads and emails on staging against the old site and remove the legacy fallback when all pass.
Day 7: Switch over
Traffic moves to the Laravel app, old URLs keep working through routes or redirects, and we watch the logs.
Procedural PHP vs Laravel
A side-by-side look at how everyday tasks are handled before and after.
| Procedural core PHP | Laravel | |
|---|---|---|
| Settings | Global variables in config.php | .env file and config() helper |
| Page layout | include header.php on every page | One Blade layout with sections |
| Login check | Copied session check at the top of each file | auth middleware on route groups |
| Input checks | isset() and if statements by hand | Validation rules and form requests |
| Shared code | One huge functions.php | Service classes loaded by Composer |
| Night jobs | Crontab entries pointing at scripts | Laravel scheduler and queued jobs |
Why our step-by-step approach is safer
Rewriting a whole procedural site in one go is how migrations fail. We move it in pieces you can see and test.
Old and new run side by side
Until each page is proven in Laravel, the original script keeps serving it, so a missed edge case never takes your site down.
Old password hashes accepted and upgraded at next login.
Fixed price agreed after a free code review.
Core PHP to Laravel for American and British businesses
We built this service for owners in the USA and UK whose site was coded by hand years ago, often by one freelancer, and now feels too fragile to touch. Our India-based team keeps hours that overlap with US Eastern time and the UK day, and every message gets a same-day reply.
You get an NDA before sharing code, one fixed price, and an offshore rate that makes a proper Laravel rebuild affordable for a small company.
Official sources: PHP supported versions · Laravel documentation
Frequently asked questions
Straight answers about our Core PHP to Laravel Migration service.
Most small and medium core PHP sites are moved in 7 days. Very large ones get a phased plan: Laravel goes live within the same 7 days with the first group of pages, and the remaining scripts move over in later stages.
Yes. We build on a staging copy, and on launch day Laravel takes over the pages that are ready. Any script not yet ported keeps running behind a fallback route, so nothing goes dark.
We add a check that accepts the old md5 hash once, then saves a new bcrypt hash through Laravel's Hash facade. Users log in as normal and never need a reset.
No. We either recreate those exact paths in Laravel's routes or add permanent redirects to cleaner URLs, so links and Google rankings carry over.
It focuses on hand-written, procedural sites with includes and globals and moves them page by page. Our PHP to Laravel migration page covers PHP apps more broadly.
Yes. We work with companies across the USA and UK, on hours that overlap with yours, under NDA and at a fixed price.
Is your PHP app still on an old version?
Send us the URL or the repository. We check it for the PHP2Shell flaw and old code for free, and tell you what a 7-day migration looks like.
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