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PHP Laravel Development

Batteries-included web apps shipped fast, run cheap

Laravel applications — portals, CMS-driven sites, back-offices and APIs — with Eloquent, queues, scheduling, auth and admin tooling built in. A proven stack for organisations that value fast delivery, easy hosting and a large talent pool.

Discuss your PHP Laravel projectHow we work with it
Laravel 12
on PHP 8.4
Inertia · Livewire · API
frontend options
Any host
shared, VPS, cloud
app/Http/Controllers/AssetController.phpPHP
1class AssetController extends Controller
2{
3    public function nearby(NearbyRequest $request): AnonymousResourceCollection
4    {
5        $assets = Asset::query()
6            ->whereRaw(
7                'ST_DWithin(geom, ST_MakePoint(?, ?)::geography, ?)',
8                [$request->lng, $request->lat, $request->radius_m]
9            )
10            ->with('inspections:id,asset_id,status')
11            ->paginate(50);
12
13        return AssetResource::collection($assets);
14    }
15
16    public function store(StoreAssetRequest $request): AssetResource
17    {
18        $asset = $request->user()->assets()->create($request->validated());
19        SyncToArcGis::dispatch($asset)->onQueue('gis');   // background job
20
21        return new AssetResource($asset);
22    }
23}

Representative PHP Laravel code from our projects

01Why PHP Laravel

What PHP Laravel does better than the alternatives

01

Everything included

Auth, ORM, migrations, queues, scheduler, mail, notifications, file storage and testing come with the framework — less glue code, fewer decisions.

02

Admin panels in days

Filament and Nova turn Eloquent models into production-grade admin UIs with permissions and exports.

03

Easy to host and hire for

Runs on almost any server; Forge, Vapor and Octane cover VPS, serverless and high-performance needs. PHP developers are plentiful.

04

Modern PHP

PHP 8.4 typed properties, enums, attributes and readonly classes with Pest tests and static analysis make Laravel codebases robust.

Choose PHP Laravel when

  • Content and workflow applications that need to launch quickly on a modest budget
  • Organisations with existing PHP systems, hosting or in-house PHP developers
  • Back-offices and admin panels — Filament or Nova give you polished CRUD in days
  • Server-rendered apps with Blade, Livewire or Inertia rather than a separate SPA

Not sure it fits? Compare with the alternatives below or ask us — recommendations are part of every consultation.

PHP Laravel vs. alternatives

02What we build with it

PHP Laravel in production

Portals and CMS-driven sites

Corporate sites, intranets and citizen portals with editorial workflows.

Back-office systems

Filament admin panels over orders, assets, inspections and users.

APIs for mobile apps

Sanctum-secured REST APIs behind Flutter, React Native or native apps.

E-commerce and bookings

Catalogues, carts, payments and invoicing with queue-driven notifications.

Reporting and scheduling

Scheduled imports, PDF/Excel reports and email digests.

Legacy PHP modernisation

Migrating custom PHP or CodeIgniter apps to Laravel without a big-bang rewrite.

03How we work with PHP Laravel

6 ways we deliver on PHP Laravel

From greenfield builds to rescues and migrations — each engagement is scoped, estimated and delivered by engineers who work in PHP Laravel daily.

01

New Laravel applications

Domain-organised code, Eloquent models and migrations, Form Requests, policies, and a frontend in Blade, Livewire or Inertia with React/Vue.

  • Laravel 12
  • Eloquent
  • Livewire
  • Inertia

02

Admin panels with Filament

Resource-based admin UIs with tables, forms, filters, relation managers, role permissions, exports and dashboards — customised to your workflow.

  • Filament
  • Nova
  • Spatie Permission

03

APIs for mobile & web

Versioned REST APIs with Sanctum or Passport auth, API resources, rate limiting and OpenAPI documentation for your app teams.

  • Sanctum
  • Passport
  • API Resources
  • Scribe

04

Spatial data with PostGIS

PostGIS-backed Eloquent models, spatial queries, GeoJSON endpoints and integration with ArcGIS, Mapbox or Leaflet frontends.

  • PostGIS
  • GeoJSON
  • Leaflet
  • Mapbox GL JS

05

Queues, scheduling & integrations

Horizon-managed Redis queues, scheduled commands, webhooks and integrations with payment gateways, SMS, email and ERP systems.

  • Horizon
  • Redis
  • Scheduler
  • Webhooks

06

Hosting, CI/CD & upgrades

Forge/Vapor or Docker deployments, GitHub Actions with Pest tests and PHPStan, zero-downtime deploys, and upgrades from older Laravel/PHP versions.

  • Forge
  • Vapor
  • Docker
  • Pest
  • PHPStan

04Where it sits

PHP Laravel in a complete stack

No technology ships alone. This is the reference architecture we start from on PHP Laravel projects — the highlighted layer is where PHP Laravel lives; the rest is chosen to fit your data, hosting and team.

Ecosystem we use daily

  • Laravel
  • PHP 8.4
  • Eloquent
  • Livewire
  • Inertia
  • Filament
  • Sanctum
  • Horizon
  • Octane
  • Pest
  • PHPStan
  • Spatie packages
  • PostGIS
  • Redis
  • Forge
  • Vapor

Reference architecturePHP Laravel layer

  1. 01 · Frontend
    • Blade / Livewire
    • Inertia (React/Vue)
    • Mobile apps via API
  2. 02 · Laravel
    • Routes · Controllers · Requests
    • Eloquent models
    • Policies & middleware
  3. 03 · Background
    • Queues (Horizon)
    • Scheduler
    • Events & listeners
  4. 04 · Data
    • MySQL / PostgreSQL + PostGIS
    • Redis
    • S3 storage
  5. 05 · Hosting
    • Forge / VPS
    • Vapor (serverless)
    • Docker

05Honest comparison

PHP Laravel or something else?

PHP Laravel vs Node.js / NestJS

Choose Laravel for fast, server-rendered products and admin-heavy systems; choose Node/Nest for real-time features and TypeScript across the stack.

PHP Laravel vs WordPress

Choose Laravel when the product is an application with custom workflows; WordPress remains fine for purely editorial sites.

Still undecided? The web technology guide walks through when we recommend each option.

All web technologies

06FAQ

PHP Laravel questions

Looking for the full service? PHP Laravel work is delivered under our Web Development practice.

Livewire for server-driven interactivity, Inertia with React or Vue for SPA-like experiences, or a separate Next.js app over a Laravel API — depending on the product.

Related technologies

Node.js Development

Backends that handle the traffic and the data

Nest.js Development

Structured Node.js backends for teams that will grow

Next.js Development

Fast, indexable web apps built on React

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