PHP migration · Kenya
PHP upgrade and migration services in Kenya
Mobile-first, low-bandwidth products with mobile money built in, from a senior team on overlapping 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.
Kenyan companies most often hire us for fintech and mobile-money apps, healthcare and AI.
10+
Years of delivery
600+
Projects delivered
20+
Countries served
25-30
Days to a live MVP
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Mobile-first and built for real conditions
African businesses need products that work on any phone and any connection, with mobile money and local payments built in.
Works on any connection
Lightweight apps and sites that stay fast on slow networks and older phones.
Mobile money and local payments
M-Pesa, Flutterwave, Paystack and card payments integrated.
Overlapping hours
Two and a half to four and a half hours from India, so most of the day overlaps.
Cost-effective delivery
Senior engineers at offshore rates with full code ownership.
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 Kenya
Time-zone overlap
Kenya is two and a half hours behind India, so our working days overlap for most of the day.
Kenya's Data Protection Act 2019
We design to Kenya's Data Protection Act: lawful processing, consent, security controls and data-subject rights, and we sign NDAs before work starts.
Billing
Invoices in Kenyan shillings (KES) or US dollars. Typical senior rates are $25 to $49 (USD) per hour, or a fixed price for a defined scope.
Where we help Kenya businesses most
Kenyan startups and businesses use us for fintech and mobile-money integrations, healthcare software and AI, designed to the Data Protection Act.
Mobile money and fintech
M-Pesa made mobile payments the default for most customers. From internal tools to customer platforms, built and supported by one team.
Agriculture
Tea, coffee and flower exporters adopt agtech and traceability. We build the platforms, integrations and internal tools this sector relies on.
Logistics
Mombasa port serves East Africa through tracking platforms. Custom software that fits how these teams already work.
Tourism
Safari operators sell to international travellers online. From internal tools to customer platforms, built and supported by one team.
Your working day with us
Our team's hours, in Kenyan 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
Kenyan time, plus written updates every evening
Local platforms and setup
Local payments
Languages
Data hosting
Nearest: AWS Africa (Cape Town) or 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 Kenya
Do you work with companies in Kenya?+
Yes. Clarigo Infotech works with companies across Kenya, including Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu, as part of clients in 20+ countries. Kenyan companies most often hire us for fintech and mobile-money apps, healthcare and AI. We work remotely from India with one in-house team.
What time-zone overlap do we get from Kenya?+
Kenya is two and a half hours behind India, so our working days overlap for most of the day.
How do you handle Kenya's Data Protection Act 2019?+
We design to Kenya's Data Protection Act: lawful processing, consent, security controls and data-subject rights, and we sign NDAs before work starts.
Which currency do you bill in, and what does it cost?+
We bill in Kenyan shillings (KES) 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 English and Swahili?+
Yes. We build interfaces and content in English and Swahili, and test them with native speakers before launch.
Where will our data be hosted?+
Usually in Nearest: AWS Africa (Cape Town) or Europe (Frankfurt), or wherever your data rules require. Everything runs in your own cloud account, so you stay in control.
Can you integrate M-Pesa or Airtel Money?+
Yes. We regularly integrate local payment methods such as M-Pesa, Airtel Money, Flutterwave, Pesapal, Visa and Mastercard, 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.
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