The first step
Legacy system assessment
Know what you have. Understand what is worth changing. Get a practical recommendation before committing to a rebuild.
What the assessment covers
- A system map
- Routes, framework and PHP versions, dependencies, databases, scheduled jobs, and external integrations, with gaps clearly identified.
- A maintenance review
- Review update responsibilities, access boundaries, backups, and dependency risks. Separate urgent maintenance from longer-term modernization.
- A comparison of options
- Consider a PHP update, a simpler public frontend, a partial Rust migration, or a broader replacement. Keeping the existing system may be the right result.
- A bounded next step
- A proposed pilot scope, acceptance checks, key unknowns, and the information needed for an implementation estimate.
Scope, schedule, fees, and support coverage are agreed in a written proposal after reviewing your system.
A few questions, answered.
Does every PHP system need a rewrite?
No. Updating PHP, simplifying dependencies, or retaining part of an existing application may be a better use of your budget. The assessment compares those options.
Can we keep our URLs and business workflows?
Preserving important behavior is a design goal. We identify the URLs and workflows that matter, agree acceptance checks, and document any intentional differences before release.
Does Rust automatically make an application secure?
No. Rust helps prevent many memory-related errors, but authorization, input validation, dependency updates, secrets, and operations still need deliberate design and testing.
PHP → Rust
Start with the system you have.
Tell us what it does, what is getting difficult, and what you would like to change. We can begin there.