I would like to hire a web development company to develop a php based website.
Does anyone know where I could find a reputable company to do this?
Why does it have to be written in PHP especially? I would think that the best way to find a firm to contract your development to would be via word of mouth. Talk to other people in your industry who have hired consultants and find out what their experiences were. Do you have anyone technical on your team who can evaluate their work? Also, have you considered either hiring a developer or a contractor or two rather than a firm? Also, where are you located? I don’t know where Mt. View is. Is it near a major metropolitan area?
FWIW,
Rob
A few more details might help (e.g., pages, abstract description of functionality). I do a handful of PHP work here when called on, but I’ve used RentaCoder.com for projects I know will be beyond my ability or my time. I can’t recommend them blindly, but my personal experience has been great. Since I have a (very slight) tech grounding in it, that may have helped my interactions, but from what I’ve seen of others’ comments/postings there, it’s worked out fine for them.
Again, though, a bit of detail about what you’re looking to do would make it easier to get better answers.
I prefer php because it is a widely used language for database driven websites and getting support for an existing site would be pretty easy. Additionally, if I get some time, I would like to learn php.
Conceptually, the site is pretty basic, just using a few database tables to categorize records with tags, like delicious.
The only concern that I have about hiring an individual developer is the ongoing support. I don’t want shoddy coding to make future improvements/fixes/support more expensive. Is this a valid concern or not really?
Thanks!
BTW, what kind of business is this?
Thanks,
Rob
Wow, what a familiar boat. Same here–I had some database and SQL experience and parlayed that into a bit of Web programming. Very useful skill to have.
Whoever/however you go about getting this done, something to ask for is heavy commenting. That will allow you to review the code and loosely follow along looking up commands and syntax here and there, and will allow future programmers to understand what’s happening that much easier. I can’t speak for “real” programmers/coders (we have plenty on the board), so I can’t say if they read PHP like sheet music and extra comments would be superfluous, but I think I’m pretty sure it’s good form.