The Pain Of Maintaining Legacy PHP Codebases With API Gateways
Maintaining PHP web apps can be a nightmare due to outdated frameworks, abandoned libraries & spaghetti code. Build from scratch or use well-maintained frameworks wisely, limiting dependencies & keeping an eye on updates for long-term success.
The Pain of Maintaining a PHP Web Application Maintaining apps, in general, can be a headache, but PHP seems to take the crown when it comes to abandoned projects. You’d be surprised how many PHP apps are still running outdated versions of Laravel, CodeIgniter, or even pure PHP scripts written in a style that should have been buried decades ago. A client once told me, "If you can buy it, why build it?" Another said, "Use a library and modify it as needed. Don’t build from scratch!" We’ve all heard the wisdom of not reinventing the wheel, and yes, dependencies help us move faster. But sometime...