PHP migration · Jeddah

PHP upgrade and migration services in Jeddah

A long-term partner working almost your exact hours, with Arabic and English built in from the first screen.

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.

Saudi organisations most often hire us for Arabic-ready apps, AI customer service on WhatsApp and voice, and enterprise platforms.

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10+

Years of delivery

600+

Projects delivered

20+

Countries served

25-30

Days to a live MVP

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Tell us what you need. A senior engineer replies within one working day.

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What matters to Jeddah teams

Trust, partnership and Arabic-first products

Businesses across the Gulf value a partner they can rely on for years, available in their working hours and comfortable with Arabic, local data rules and national transformation goals.

01

Your hours, not ours

The Gulf is only one and a half to two and a half hours behind India, so calls, demos and fixes happen in your working day.

02

Arabic and English

Right-to-left layouts, Arabic content and bilingual AI assistants on WhatsApp, web and voice.

03

Local data rules

Hosting in the region and design that follows national personal data protection laws.

04

A partner for the long term

One in-house team that stays with you after launch, aligned with digital transformation programmes such as Saudi Vision 2030.

What we do

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.

In depth

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.

Working with us from Jeddah

How we work with Jeddah clients

Time-zone overlap

Saudi Arabia and Qatar are two and a half hours behind India, so our team works almost exactly your hours.

The Saudi Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL)

We design to the PDPL: consent, purpose limitation, access controls and encryption, with data hosted in Saudi or regional cloud regions when required. We support Arabic interfaces and sign NDAs before work starts.

Billing

Invoices in Saudi riyals (SAR) or US dollars. Typical senior rates are $25 to $49 (USD) per hour, or a fixed price for a defined scope.

Sectors · Jeddah

Built for Jeddah's key sectors

Jeddah businesses in retail, logistics and hospitality use us for customer apps, booking and delivery platforms and AI that answers customers around the clock in Arabic and English.

Energy and petrochemicals

Operators digitise plants, maintenance and safety. Custom software that fits how these teams already work.

Giga-projects and construction

Vision 2030 developments need project and smart-city software. From internal tools to customer platforms, built and supported by one team.

Tourism and entertainment

New destinations sell experiences to visitors online. We build the platforms, integrations and internal tools this sector relies on.

Retail and e-commerce

A young, mobile-first population shops through apps. Custom software that fits how these teams already work.

Jeddah time · Riyadh

Meetings in your time zone

Our team's hours, in Jeddah time

07:30–17:00

Monday to Friday

Overlap with your working day

09:00–17:00

About 8 hours every day

Daily stand-up

09:30

Jeddah time, plus written updates every evening

Local setup

Local platforms and setup

Local payments

madaSTC PayApple PayTabbyTamara

Languages

ArabicEnglish

Data hosting

Google Cloud me-central2 (Dammam), or AWS Middle East (Bahrain), in your own cloud account, so data stays where your rules require.

Process

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.

FAQ

PHP upgrade and migration services: questions from Jeddah

Do you work with companies in Jeddah?+

Yes. Clarigo Infotech works with companies across Jeddah, including Jeddah, Makkah, Taif, as part of clients in 20+ countries. Saudi organisations most often hire us for Arabic-ready apps, AI customer service on WhatsApp and voice, and enterprise platforms. We work remotely from India with one in-house team.

What time-zone overlap do we get from Jeddah?+

Saudi Arabia and Qatar are two and a half hours behind India, so our team works almost exactly your hours.

How do you handle the Saudi Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL)?+

We design to the PDPL: consent, purpose limitation, access controls and encryption, with data hosted in Saudi or regional cloud regions when required. We support Arabic interfaces and sign NDAs before work starts.

Which currency do you bill in, and what does it cost?+

We bill in Saudi riyals (SAR) 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 Arabic and English?+

Yes. We build interfaces and content in Arabic and English, including right-to-left layouts, and test them with native speakers before launch.

Where will our data be hosted?+

Usually in Google Cloud me-central2 (Dammam), or AWS Middle East (Bahrain), or wherever your data rules require. Everything runs in your own cloud account, so you stay in control.

Can you integrate mada or STC Pay?+

Yes. We regularly integrate local payment methods such as mada, STC Pay, Apple Pay, Tabby, Tamara, alongside card payments and subscriptions.

Who owns the code and data?+

You do. All source code, configuration and data stay yours, in your own repositories and cloud accounts.

Do you sign an NDA?+

Yes. We sign an NDA, and a data processing agreement where needed, before any work starts.