PHP migration · Belgium
PHP upgrade and migration services in Belgium
GDPR-first, fully documented and hosted in the EU, with a senior team working your morning hours.
Clarigo Infotech upgrades and migrates legacy PHP applications: PHP 5 and 7 to PHP 8, hand-written PHP to Laravel or Symfony, old CMS and framework versions to supported ones, or a full move to Node.js or another stack when that is the better long-term choice. We add tests first, then upgrade step by step, so the site or app keeps working throughout.
Belgian companies most often hire us for logistics, enterprise and public-sector-facing software, and AI.
10+
Years of delivery
600+
Projects delivered
20+
Countries served
25-30
Days to a live MVP
Get a free consultation
Tell us what you need. A senior engineer replies within one working day.
Privacy, quality and clear documentation
European teams tell us they want a partner who treats data protection and quality as the starting point, not an add-on. That is how we work.
GDPR by design
Data minimisation, consent, EU hosting and a signed data processing agreement before any personal data is touched.
Documentation you can audit
Written specifications, architecture notes, test reports and handover documents, so your team or auditors can follow every decision.
Accessible by default
Interfaces built to WCAG guidelines, helping you meet the European Accessibility Act for digital products and services.
Predictable contracts
Fixed scope and price, clear milestones and acceptance criteria, and full ownership of the code and IP.
What our PHP migration covers
PHP version upgrades
PHP 5.x and 7.x to PHP 8, fixing deprecated functions, extensions and incompatible libraries.
Framework upgrades
Old Laravel, Symfony, CodeIgniter, CakePHP and Zend versions brought up to supported releases.
Legacy PHP to Laravel
Unstructured PHP code reorganised into a clean, tested Laravel or Symfony application.
PHP to Node.js or other stacks
A planned migration to Node.js, Python or another stack when it fits your team and roadmap.
Database and hosting
MySQL upgrades, query fixes, and a move from shared hosting to containers or the cloud.
Security and performance
Security patches, dependency updates, caching and profiling so the app is safe and fast.
How we approach PHP migration
Why PHP upgrades can't wait
Older PHP versions no longer receive security updates, and many hosts and libraries are dropping support. An upgrade closes known vulnerabilities and usually makes the application noticeably faster.
Tests before changes
Legacy PHP rarely has tests. We add them around the most important flows first, so we can prove the upgraded version behaves exactly like the old one.
Remote, but close to Belgium
Time-zone overlap
Belgian working days overlap with India by three and a half to four and a half hours, so your team is online for stand-ups and calls every morning your time.
The GDPR and the Belgian Data Protection Act
We design to the GDPR and the Belgian Data Protection Act: data minimisation, consent, access controls, encryption, EU hosting and a data processing agreement signed before work starts.
Billing
Invoices in euros (EUR) or US dollars. Typical senior rates are $25 to $49 (USD) per hour, or a fixed price for a defined scope.
Built for Belgium's key sectors
Belgian companies and organisations work with us on logistics and enterprise software, multilingual portals and AI, with interfaces in English, French and Dutch.
Pharma and biotech
Vaccine and drug makers digitise research and quality. Custom software that fits how these teams already work.
Logistics (Port of Antwerp-Bruges)
Port operators rely on tracking and planning software. From internal tools to customer platforms, built and supported by one team.
Chemicals
Antwerp cluster adopts process monitoring and compliance tools. We build the platforms, integrations and internal tools this sector relies on.
EU institutions and public affairs
Associations and consultancies need multilingual web platforms. Custom software that fits how these teams already work.
Your working day with us
Our team's hours, in Belgian time
05:30–15:00
Monday to Friday
Overlap with your working day
09:00–15:00
About 6 hours every day
Daily stand-up
09:30
Belgian time, plus written updates every evening
Local platforms and setup
Local payments
Languages
Data hosting
Google Cloud europe-west1 (St. Ghislain), or AWS Europe (Frankfurt), in your own cloud account, so data stays where your rules require.
How it works
1. Free assessment
We review your code, dependencies, infrastructure and data, then give you a written migration plan, risks and a fixed quote.
2. Plan and safety net
We add automated tests and monitoring around what exists today, so every change can be checked against the old behaviour.
3. Migrate in small steps
Module by module, with both versions running side by side where needed. You see progress in a demo every week.
4. Cut over and support
A planned switch-over with a rollback path, then the same engineers stay on to fix, tune and keep it current.
See what we've built
Try it yourself, free
Free browser tools from our team. No sign-up needed.
PHP upgrade and migration services: questions from Belgium
Do you work with companies in Belgium?+
Yes. Clarigo Infotech works with companies across Belgium, including Brussels, Antwerp, Ghent, as part of clients in 20+ countries. Belgian companies most often hire us for logistics, enterprise and public-sector-facing software, and AI. We work remotely from India with one in-house team.
What time-zone overlap do we get from Belgium?+
Belgian working days overlap with India by three and a half to four and a half hours, so your team is online for stand-ups and calls every morning your time.
How do you handle the GDPR and the Belgian Data Protection Act?+
We design to the GDPR and the Belgian Data Protection Act: data minimisation, consent, access controls, encryption, EU hosting and a data processing agreement signed before work starts.
Which currency do you bill in, and what does it cost?+
We bill in euros (EUR) or US dollars. Senior engineers typically cost $25 to $49 (USD) per hour, and fixed-scope projects such as an MVP in 25 to 30 days are quoted after a free consultation.
Can you build in Dutch and French and German and English?+
Yes. We build interfaces and content in Dutch and French and German and English, and test them with native speakers before launch.
Where will our data be hosted?+
Usually in Google Cloud europe-west1 (St. Ghislain), or AWS Europe (Frankfurt), or wherever your data rules require. Everything runs in your own cloud account, so you stay in control.
Can you integrate Bancontact or Payconiq?+
Yes. We regularly integrate local payment methods such as Bancontact, Payconiq, Mollie, Visa and Mastercard, alongside card payments and subscriptions.
Should we stay on PHP or move to another stack?+
Modern PHP with Laravel or Symfony is a strong choice for many apps. If another stack fits your team better, we plan that migration too. You get an honest recommendation after the assessment.
Who owns the code and data?+
You do. All source code, configuration and data stay yours, in your own repositories and cloud accounts.
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