PHP migration · Nigeria
PHP upgrade and migration services in Nigeria
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.
Nigerian companies most often hire us for fintech, e-commerce and AI products.
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.
How we work with Nigeria clients
Time-zone overlap
Nigeria is four and a half hours behind India, so our working days overlap for most of your morning and early afternoon.
The Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023 (NDPA)
We design to the NDPA: lawful basis, consent, security controls and data-subject rights, and we sign NDAs before work starts.
Billing
Invoices in Nigerian naira (NGN) or US dollars. Typical senior rates are $25 to $49 (USD) per hour, or a fixed price for a defined scope.
Built for Nigeria's key sectors
Nigerian fintech, e-commerce and services companies work with us on platforms, payment integrations and AI products, designed to the NDPA.
Fintech and payments
Lagos fintechs build payments for a fast-growing digital market. Custom software that fits how these teams already work.
Oil and gas
Energy firms digitise field operations and compliance. From internal tools to customer platforms, built and supported by one team.
Entertainment (Nollywood, Afrobeats)
Creators and studios monetise global audiences online. We build the platforms, integrations and internal tools this sector relies on.
Telecoms
Mobile operators drive data, payments and USSD services. Custom software that fits how these teams already work.
How the hours line up
Our team's hours, in Nigerian 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
Nigerian time, plus written updates every evening
Local platforms and setup
Local payments
Languages
Data hosting
Nearest: AWS Africa (Cape Town) or Google Cloud africa-south1 (Johannesburg), 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 Nigeria
Do you work with companies in Nigeria?+
Yes. Clarigo Infotech works with companies across Nigeria, including Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, as part of clients in 20+ countries. Nigerian companies most often hire us for fintech, e-commerce and AI products. We work remotely from India with one in-house team.
What time-zone overlap do we get from Nigeria?+
Nigeria is four and a half hours behind India, so our working days overlap for most of your morning and early afternoon.
How do you handle the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023 (NDPA)?+
We design to the NDPA: lawful basis, 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 Nigerian naira (NGN) 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.
Do you work with fintech and payments companies?+
Yes. Fintech and payments is one of Nigeria's key sectors, and custom software that fits how these teams already work.
What time are your meetings in Nigerian time?+
Our team works 05:30–15:00 Nigerian time, so we overlap with your day from 09:00–15:00. Daily stand-ups are usually at 09:30 your time.
Can you build in English and Yoruba and Hausa and Igbo?+
Yes. We build interfaces and content in English and Yoruba and Hausa and Igbo, and test them with native speakers before launch.
Do you sign an NDA?+
Yes. We sign an NDA, and a data processing agreement where needed, before any work starts.
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.
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