Printable implementation checklist
Laravel Development: Readiness Checklist
Laravel Development: Readiness Checklist organizes the decisions that matter for organizations with Laravel applications, custom PHP systems, or aging PHP platforms: the current workflow, ownership, implementation choices, rollout risk, and acceptance evidence.
Working artifact
Laravel Development journey map
Use this map to connect visible friction to the handoff, owner, and acceptance evidence that belongs to the laravel Development journey.
| Journey stage | Risk to inspect | Decision to document |
|---|---|---|
| Laravel application development and maintenance | A framework or PHP version is unsupported | Laravel, PHP and Composer ecosystems |
| Legacy PHP modernization and framework upgrades | Production failures cannot be reproduced locally | MySQL, PostgreSQL and SQLite |
| Debugging, database, and performance work | Deployments depend on tribal knowledge | Queues, jobs, cache and scheduled tasks |
Before discovery
A framework or PHP version is unsupported. Confirm who encounters it, where it occurs, and what changed before it appeared. Then distinguish the visible symptom from dependencies such as laravel, PHP and Composer ecosystems.
- Name the decision owner
- List systems and vendors
- Collect examples and exact errors
- Confirm who controls access
Before implementation
For Laravel & PHP Development, confirm account ownership, current exports or backups, recovery options, and recent changes before touching production. Preserve exact errors and timestamps that may disappear after a restart or update.
- Confirm backup and restore path
- Write acceptance checks
- Identify security or privacy constraints
- Document exclusions
Before launch
Frame the first scope around laravel application development and maintenance and one observable acceptance journey. Treat legacy PHP modernization and framework upgrades as a later phase unless the evidence shows it is a true dependency.
- Laravel application development and maintenance
- Legacy PHP modernization and framework upgrades
- Authentication, APIs and webhooks
- Rollback decision point
Before handoff
Repair fits when the core remains sound. Extension fits when the boundary around laravel, PHP and Composer ecosystems is understood. Replacement fits when ownership, architecture, or operating risk prevents a responsible change.
- Current documentation
- Account and domain ownership
- Monitoring responsibility
- Prioritized next steps