PHP2Shell, made public on 21 October 2026, is the most dangerous bug in PHP in years, scored 9.2 out of 10 and able to run attacker code without a login. Servers left on PHP 7.x, 8.0 or 8.1 cannot be patched, and someone has to patch the rest by hand. Don't worry: we'll move your app to serverless in 7 days so runtime patching stops being a weekend job. Read our PHP update guide.
Our PHP to serverless migration services in USA and UK markets take PHP apps off always-on servers and run them as functions on AWS Lambda, backed by managed services such as API Gateway, S3, SQS and RDS or DynamoDB. You stop renting a server that sits idle at night and stop logging in to patch it.
There are two honest routes. The first keeps your code in PHP: with the open-source Bref project, PHP 8.4 runs on Lambda, and frameworks like Laravel and Symfony work there with modest changes. The second rewrites hot paths in Node.js or Python, which have first-class Lambda runtimes. Many apps use a bit of both, keeping the main app in PHP and moving jobs such as image resizing or report emails to small functions.
Techno Mantraa has more than a decade of web development experience. Our team in India works hours that overlap with the US East Coast and the UK, quotes a fixed price and has your serverless setup live within one week.
What serverless changes for a PHP business
Serverless is about handing the boring, risky parts of hosting to AWS. You still own your code, but not the operating system under it.
No servers to patch
AWS maintains the Lambda hosts. With Bref, you move to a fixed PHP release by updating one layer version and redeploying.
Pay for what runs
Lambda bills per request and compute time, so quiet sites and spiky campaigns both cost less than an oversized VPS.
Scales by itself
A sale, a TV mention or a bot spike gets more function instances automatically, without a 3 a.m. call to resize a server.
What the serverless move covers
- Architecture review: what runs as Lambda, what stays on a container
- PHP code upgraded to PHP 8.4 and packaged with Bref, or hot paths rewritten
- HTTP routes through API Gateway or Lambda function URLs
- Sessions and uploads moved off local disk to DynamoDB, Redis or S3
- MySQL moved to Amazon RDS or Aurora, with RDS Proxy where needed
- Cron jobs replaced by EventBridge schedules and queues by SQS
- Infrastructure as code with Serverless Framework or AWS SAM
- CloudWatch logs, alarms and a monthly cost estimate
7 days from server to serverless
Day 1: Architecture
We study your code, traffic and cron jobs, choose Bref or a rewrite for each part, and agree a fixed price.
Days 2-4: Package and wire up
Code moves to PHP 8.4, state leaves the local disk, and we deploy functions, API Gateway and RDS with infrastructure as code.
Days 5-6: Load and cold-start tests
We run load tests, measure cold starts and timeouts, tune memory, and you test the app on a staging URL.
Day 7: Cutover
DNS moves to API Gateway or CloudFront, alarms go on, and the old server stays as a fallback for a short time.
PHP on a VPS vs serverless
Where your time and money go before and after the move.
| PHP on a server | Serverless on AWS | |
|---|---|---|
| Patching | You update the OS, web server and PHP | AWS runs the hosts, you bump the runtime layer |
| Cost model | Fixed monthly bill, even when idle | Per request and compute time |
| Scaling | Resize or add servers by hand | Automatic concurrency |
| Files and sessions | Saved on local disk | S3 for files, DynamoDB or Redis for sessions |
| Background jobs | crontab on one machine | EventBridge schedules and SQS queues |
| Limits | Few, but you manage everything | 15-minute run cap and cold starts to plan for |
Why we are a good fit for serverless
We will tell you which parts of your app should not go serverless, and that saves money.
Honest architecture
Long-running jobs, WebSockets or heavy file processing may stay on containers. We design a mix that actually fits your traffic.
Fixed build price, plus a written estimate of your monthly AWS bill.
NDA signed before we see your code or cloud account.
Serverless PHP for US and UK companies
This service is designed for companies across the United States and the United Kingdom that pay for servers they rarely need and patch them more often than they would like. We work hours shared with US Eastern and UK time and reply the same day.
An offshore cloud team keeps the build cost far below a local consultancy, and the AWS account stays in your name. You get one contact, a written plan, an NDA and a fixed go-live date.
Official sources: PHP supported versions · AWS Lambda
Frequently asked questions
Straight answers about our PHP to Serverless Migration service.
Most small and medium PHP apps run on Lambda within 7 days: architecture on day one, packaging over three days, load tests on days five and six, cutover on day seven. Very large apps get a phased plan, with the first routes serving live traffic within those 7 days.
Yes. Lambda has no built-in PHP runtime, but the Bref project provides maintained PHP layers for Lambda, including PHP 8.4. Laravel and Symfony apps run on it with changes to storage, sessions and queues.
If you keep PHP, you still need a fixed PHP release, but on Lambda that means updating a layer and redeploying, not patching servers. If parts are rewritten in Node.js or Python, PHP is gone from those parts.
For most sites with uneven traffic, yes. For apps under heavy, constant load all day, a container on ECS or a server can cost less. We give you a cost estimate before you commit.
Functions have a 15-minute limit, cold starts add some delay on first requests, and local disk is temporary. We design around these, and keep anything that does not fit on containers.
Yes. Businesses in the USA and United Kingdom work with us on their hours, with a signed NDA, a fixed price and a single project manager who updates you every working day.
Is your PHP app still on an old version?
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