I design and build robust PHP systems, tested in live production sites -- including this very site.
- 15+ years PHP experience and following best practices.
- Clean, maintainable architecture with interfaces, dependency injection, and separation of concerns.
- Preferred stack: Debian / Ubuntu + Apache / Nginx + PHP + MariaDB / MySQL / PostgreSQL.
- Experience not only in building software, but also in operating it in production -- I know what works, what breaks, and how to keep it maintainable.
Quick Overview
- Core Systems: Session management, unique IDs, dynamic composer.json automation, error handling.
- Logging & Monitoring: Error logs, traffic logs, flat file storage.
- Content & CMS: WordPress to own CMS migration, Markdown parsing.
- User Experience: Geolocation and localization solutions.
- Standards & Style: PHP PSR compliance and refactoring.
Application Architecture & Core Systems
PHP Session Management Solutions -- Scalable, reliable session handling beyond PHP defaults -- user logins, carts, and dashboards that just work.
Unique Timestamp ID (UTID) Solutions -- Lightweight alternative to UUID -- sortable, compact, efficient IDs for high-throughput systems.
Dynamic composer.json Automation Solutions -- Generate and maintain composer.json dynamically -- less error-prone, more flexible, and better suited for private repos.
PHP HTTP Error Handling Solutions -- Consistent, branded error pages with correct HTTP codes and structured logging, instead of blank screens or generic server errors.
Logging, Monitoring & Analytics
PHP Error Logging Solutions & Services -- Go beyond error_log(). Capture structured, searchable, and consistent error data, ready for debugging or monitoring tools.
PHP Traffic Logging Solutions & Services -- Custom traffic logs with application context -- insight into bots, crawlers, and user behavior that Google Analytics or server logs miss.
PHP Flat File Logging & Storage Solutions -- When a full database is overkill, flat files provide a fast, reliable, and pragmatic alternative for logging and lightweight storage.
Content & Data Management
WordPress to Custom CMS Migration Consulting -- For sites that have outgrown WordPress -- advice from someone who has built and run their own CMS after making the same journey.
PHP Markdown Parsing Solutions & Services -- Tailored Markdown parsers with custom syntax and optimizations -- powering blogs, docs, and CMSs.
User Experience & Localization
PHP Geolocation Solutions & Services -- Detect where visitors come from -- for personalization, compliance, fraud prevention, and analytics.
Standards & Style
PHP PSR Compliance and Refactoring Solutions -- Audit, refactor, and migrate your code to compliance with PHP-FIG PSR standards.
How I Work
- Consulting: From a short 30-minute call to deep technical guidance.
- Implementation: Partial or full system design, integration, and development.
- Production-first mindset: Everything I offer has been proven in live sites, including this one.
If you need help with PHP systems, contact me.