PHP migration · Brazil
PHP upgrade and migration services in Brazil
Mobile-first products in Spanish or Portuguese, built by senior engineers at cost-effective rates.
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.
Brazilian companies most often hire us for fintech, marketplaces and AI automation.
10+
Years of delivery
600+
Projects delivered
20+
Countries served
25-30
Days to a live MVP
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Growth, mobile-first and cost-effective
Latin American businesses are scaling fast on mobile. We build products in Spanish or Portuguese, with local payments, that grow with you.
Mobile-first
Apps and sites designed for phones first, fast on any connection.
Local payments
Pix, Mercado Pago, OXXO and other local methods integrated alongside cards.
Spanish and Portuguese
Interfaces, content and AI assistants in your customers' language.
Cost-effective scale
Senior engineers at offshore rates, with a flexible shift for a daily live stand-up.
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.
How we work with Brazil clients
Time-zone overlap
Brazil is eight and a half hours behind India. We run flexible late shifts for a live daily stand-up in your morning, and work moves forward while you sleep.
Brazil's General Data Protection Law (LGPD)
We design to the LGPD: a legal basis for each use of data, data-subject rights, security controls and data hosted in Brazilian cloud regions when required. We sign NDAs before work starts.
Billing
Invoices in Brazilian reais (BRL) or US dollars. Typical senior rates are $25 to $49 (USD) per hour, or a fixed price for a defined scope.
Built for Brazil's key sectors
Brazilian startups and businesses work with us on fintech, marketplace and AI products, with privacy designed to the LGPD and support for Portuguese interfaces.
Agribusiness
Large-scale farms adopt precision agriculture and logistics tools. Custom software that fits how these teams already work.
Fintech and banking
Digital banks and Pix reshaped how Brazilians pay. From internal tools to customer platforms, built and supported by one team.
Retail and e-commerce
Mobile shoppers expect instalments and fast checkout. We build the platforms, integrations and internal tools this sector relies on.
Mining and energy
Resource companies digitise operations and safety. Custom software that fits how these teams already work.
How the hours line up
Our team's hours, in Brazilian time
01:30–11:00
Monday to Friday
Overlap with your working day
09:00–11:00
About 2 hours every day
Daily stand-up
09:30
Brazilian time, plus written updates every evening
What we set up for Brazil
Local payments
Languages
Data hosting
AWS South America (Sao Paulo), Google Cloud southamerica-east1 and Azure Brazil South, 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 Brazil
Do you work with companies in Brazil?+
Yes. Clarigo Infotech works with companies across Brazil, including Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, as part of clients in 20+ countries. Brazilian companies most often hire us for fintech, marketplaces and AI automation. We work remotely from India with one in-house team.
What time-zone overlap do we get from Brazil?+
Brazil is eight and a half hours behind India. We run flexible late shifts for a live daily stand-up in your morning, and work moves forward while you sleep.
How do you handle Brazil's General Data Protection Law (LGPD)?+
We design to the LGPD: a legal basis for each use of data, data-subject rights, security controls and data hosted in Brazilian cloud regions when required. We sign NDAs before work starts.
Which currency do you bill in, and what does it cost?+
We bill in Brazilian reais (BRL) 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 Portuguese (Brazil) and English?+
Yes. We build interfaces and content in Portuguese (Brazil) and English, and test them with native speakers before launch.
Where will our data be hosted?+
Usually in AWS South America (Sao Paulo), Google Cloud southamerica-east1 and Azure Brazil South, or wherever your data rules require. Everything runs in your own cloud account, so you stay in control.
Can you integrate Pix or Boleto?+
Yes. We regularly integrate local payment methods such as Pix, Boleto, Mercado Pago, Credit cards with parcelamento, PagSeguro, alongside card payments and subscriptions.
Can you upgrade PHP 5 or PHP 7 to PHP 8?+
Yes. We fix deprecated code, replace unsupported extensions and libraries, add tests and upgrade in safe steps.
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.
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