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e359c73·8 Aug 2026·4 min read·in backend·series: Strangler Fig migration
Why We Migrated from Zend Framework 1 to Symfony 8 in 2026
Zend Framework 1 has been end-of-life since 2016. PHP 5.6 receives no security patches. But the application still worked — so why take the risk? The decision process behind migrating a production HR platform from ZF1 to Symfony 8.
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