Legacy PHP support in Bath
For Bath businesses running on old PHP: a specialist a short journey away.
I'm based near Bristol and Bath, and I work with businesses that depend on old, custom PHP systems: the kind that were built years ago, work well enough, and have quietly become a risk.
If your Bath business has an application that's out of support, undocumented or understood by only one person, I can take ownership of it, and I'm happy to meet you in person.
Book a free conversationLegacy System Assessment, from £2,500
The kind of systems Bath businesses rely on
Bath has a mix of publishing, creative and professional-services businesses, and a large visitor and hospitality economy. Whatever the sector, custom PHP systems turn up in the same places:
- Booking and reservation systems. Rooms, tables, tours, tickets and appointments
- E-commerce and online shops, often on a heavily customised older platform
- Membership, subscription and customer portals
- Content-heavy sites with a bespoke admin area
- Internal tools: stock, orders, invoicing, reporting, scheduling
- Integrations with payment providers, email services and third-party APIs
These systems often hold customer and payment data, and they're the ones most likely to be running on an out-of-date PHP version, a retired framework, or a server nobody has touched in years.
Common problems, and where to start
| If this is you | Start here |
|---|---|
| Your host is dropping your PHP version | Host ending PHP support |
| Your site broke after a move | Site broke after a hosting change |
| The developer who built it has gone | Legacy application takeover |
| You need to know how exposed you are | Legacy PHP security checklist · Security audit |
| You've been hacked | Hacked site cleanup |
| You handle card payments or customer data | Data protection and security |
| You want a technical owner | Ongoing care |
Why work with someone local
- Meet when it helps. Discovery on a system nobody understands is easier face-to-face. On-site meetings can be arranged around Bath, with travel agreed in advance.
- One person, directly. No account manager, no handoffs. How I work
- UK law, UK data. Work is done under UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act, from the UK. Data protection policy
- A registered, insured company. Bristol Internet Ltd holds professional indemnity and public liability insurance.
- Honest advice. If your system doesn't need a rewrite, I'll say so. If it does, I'll say that too. Rewrite vs refactor vs upgrade
Free local help
The Cyber Resilience Centre for the South West is a not-for-profit, police-led organisation, funded by the Home Office and regional policing. It covers the Avon and Somerset policing area, which includes Bath, and offers free core membership with National Cyber Security Centre guidance and regular threat updates for small and medium businesses, charities and public bodies. Check their site for what's currently on offer.
It's a good place to start on the basics. If you've got a specific old application to fix, I can help with that.
Prices
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Initial conversation | Free |
| Legacy System Assessment | From £2,500 |
| Direct development and consultancy | £950 per day |
| Urgent recovery work | From £1,300 per day |
| Ongoing care | From £2,000 per month |
Prices exclude VAT. Full pricing · What a PHP upgrade costs
For Bath agencies and web studios
A client system your team would rather not touch? I work white-label or by referral. Terms: access first, one named contact, and payment on delivery. I don't approach your clients. Agency partnerships
Frequently asked questions
Are you in Bath?
I'm based near Bristol and Bath, and I work with businesses in both, across the South West, and elsewhere in the UK.
Do we have to meet in person?
No. Most of my work is remote. If you'd prefer to meet, we can arrange it near Bath.
We run a hospitality or visitor business. Does that matter?
It's one of the sectors where bespoke booking and shop systems are common. The technical problems are the same as elsewhere, and the data you hold makes security and backups important. I don't need to be a hospitality specialist to fix a booking system.
How much will it cost?
The first conversation is free, an assessment starts from £2,500, and work after that is quoted fixed-price where scope is clear. Pricing
What if it's urgent?
Call 03333 20 97 97. Urgent work is from £1,300 per day, subject to availability.
Tell me what you've inherited.
If an old PHP application has become important, expensive or risky, that's enough to start a conversation.