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Laravel and PHP with Claude Code: a practical workshop for agencies and product teams

Plenty of companies run PHP code that has been in production for years, often right next to newer Laravel applications. For coding agents that mix is both an opportunity and a risk. neooutput shows how Claude Code can ship new Laravel features, modernise older PHP carefully and never run database migrations without control. Everything is based on your projects, your tests and your deployment process.

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In short

Claude Code fits PHP and Laravel projects well because Laravel's conventions for routes, models, migrations and tests give the agent a clear structure to follow. In the neooutput workshop your team captures those conventions in a CLAUDE.md, approves Artisan and Composer commands deliberately and builds new features test-first with PHPUnit or Pest.

Your benefits

Laravel conventions as guardrails

The agent follows your patterns for controllers, form requests, policies and jobs instead of inventing its own.

Safe migrations

Hooks and permissions stop migrations from running against real databases unannounced.

Legacy modernisation in small steps

The team learns to cover old PHP with tests first, then refactor through small pull requests.

Faster agency delivery

Recurring work such as CRUD modules, API resources and admin panels becomes a repeatable routine.

Where Claude Code shines in Laravel

Laravel is opinionated: Eloquent models, routes, Artisan commands, queues, Blade, Livewire or Inertia. Claude Code reads that structure, generates matching files and then runs your test suite. It is especially efficient on multi-file tasks such as a new module with model, migration, controller, validation and tests.

Code without tests, with global helpers or a home-grown framework is harder. Here participants learn to have the agent write characterisation tests first and only then touch the logic.

A fixed rhythm works well: in plan mode the agent first lists the files it intends to change, the team approves the plan, then implementation, a test run and a short summary follow. This costs a few minutes but prevents changes from quietly spreading across half the project. In mature PHP applications with many hidden dependencies between files, it makes a noticeable difference to pull request quality and to how much the team trusts the agent.

Choosing the right starting point

An active Laravel project with an existing test suite produces visible results quickly. A legacy application without tests is a better second step, once the team is comfortable with the workflow.

Agencies benefit from a shared baseline: a CLAUDE.md template, reusable slash commands for common jobs and review rules that apply to every client project. neooutput's AI code engineers build these templates with you during the workshop, so they are ready for the next project kick-off and new team members become productive sooner. For in-house teams with one large product, the focus shifts instead to module boundaries, the release process and gradually replacing older components.

Checking interfaces and protecting data

When the agent builds forms, checkout flows or admin areas, the user experience deserves a second look. UXreviewer.io provides AI-assisted improvement suggestions for interfaces and complements the technical code review.

Error reports, support tickets or database extracts with names and addresses should pass through Textwash Pro first, which anonymises the text automatically before it is shared with an agent.

Frequently asked questions

Does Claude Code also handle WordPress or Symfony?

Yes. Claude Code is not tied to Laravel and works with any PHP codebase. The workshop can be adapted to Symfony, WordPress plugins or custom frameworks; good project documentation and runnable tests matter most.

How do we stop the agent from touching production databases?

Claude Code permissions and hooks define which commands are allowed. Migrations and seeders run only against local or test databases, and production credentials never belong in the agent's environment.

Is the workshop suitable for junior developers?

Yes, provided they know the basics of PHP and Laravel. Juniors in particular need to read agent output critically, which is why the review section takes up a large share of the day.