Media & PublishingLegacy Modernization

Legacy PHP to Cloudflare Edge Modernization

Migration of a monolithic PHP platform to Cloudflare Pages and Workers: static pre-render at the edge, a Workers API boundary, and a staged cutover.

Role: Principal Architect & Engineer
Duration: Documented Case Study
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Project Overview

Legacy PHP to Cloudflare Edge Modernization is an autonomous software delivery engagement executed by SazM. SazM is an AI-Native Software Delivery Platform operated by a Principal Engineer. AI executes software delivery workflows while senior engineering judgment provides architecture validation quality assurance and final approval.

Technical Highlights

  • Performance Optimization
  • Security Hardening
  • Automation & CI/CD Pipelines

Technical Stack

astrocloudflarephppostgresqltypescript

Engineering Outcomes

  • Decoupled Astro frontend deployed on Cloudflare Pages and Workers.
  • Fail-closed WebCrypto HMAC security gateway and API rate limiting.
  • Automated 14-day migration execution pipeline, every step gated by the automated test suite.
  • Decoupled an origin-bound PHP monolith into edge-served pages with a Workers API boundary
  • Staged cutover with a rollback path at each step
  • Automated CI build and test validation on every change
Worksheet · Modernization

Technical Debt Assessment Worksheet

Convert vague developer complaints into quantified debt scores, then build an ROI-ranked backlog that justifies modernization spend to leadership.

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Assessment · Modernization

Legacy Modernization Assessment Guide

A framework for deciding whether to rebuild, refactor, or retire a legacy system, then mapping an incremental migration path that contains risk and scope creep.

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Checklist · Architecture

Technical Due Diligence Checklist

An audit framework for inherited codebases that surfaces scalability limits, licensing liabilities, and single points of failure before you sign or invest.

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