FinancePro for JUC
Legacy monolith refactor for JUC, a Danish legal training and events company. Replaced a 5-file PHP monolith with a proper Laravel MVC application deployed on Azure.
Overview
JUC is a well-established Danish company that organizes legal training programs, conferences, and professional development events for the legal industry. Their internal finance system had grown organically into 5 massive PHP files containing mixed business logic, raw SQL queries, and HTML -- a monolithic script rather than an application.
Twin Current was brought in to rescue the codebase. We refactored the entire system into a modern Laravel MVC architecture, replaced raw SQL with Eloquent ORM, preserved the critical webCRM and Planorama integrations, and deployed the result on Azure with 25 whitelisted IPs per JUC's enterprise security requirements.
The Challenge
- The entire finance system lived in 5 massive PHP files with zero separation of concerns
- Business logic, database queries, and HTML were all mixed together -- any change risked breaking everything
- Raw SQL queries throughout the codebase created security and maintainability risks
- Critical data synchronization with webCRM and Planorama had to keep working during and after the refactor
- Azure deployment required 25 specific IP addresses whitelisted for JUC's internal security policy
The Solution
A complete refactor from monolithic scripts to a proper Laravel MVC application -- not a rewrite from scratch, but a careful migration that preserved all existing functionality.
Laravel MVC Refactor
Replaced 5 massive PHP files containing mixed logic, raw SQL, and HTML with a clean Model-View-Controller architecture. Dedicated models for Customers, Invoices, and Subscriptions.
Eloquent ORM Migration
Migrated raw SQL queries scattered throughout the codebase to Eloquent ORM for safer, more readable, and maintainable database interactions.
Azure Deployment
Deployed on Microsoft Azure with 25 specific IP addresses whitelisted per JUC's internal security requirements. Enterprise-grade infrastructure from day one.
webCRM & Planorama Sync
Maintained and improved the existing data synchronization with webCRM and Planorama, ensuring the finance flow continued working reliably after the refactor.
Tech Stack
PHP / Laravel
MVC application framework
Microsoft Azure
Cloud hosting with IP whitelisting
Eloquent ORM
Database layer replacing raw SQL
webCRM & Planorama
External data synchronization
Results
5
Legacy files
Laravel
Framework
Azure
Platform
25
IPs whitelisted
Key Outcomes
- Replaced unmaintainable 5-file monolith with clean Laravel MVC architecture
- Dedicated models for Customers, Invoices, and Subscriptions with proper separation of concerns
- Raw SQL replaced with Eloquent ORM for safer, more readable database interactions
- webCRM and Planorama data sync maintained and improved through the refactor
- Deployed on Azure with 25 IP addresses whitelisted per enterprise security policy
- Complete handover documentation generated via DocubotAI for JUC's team
On Legacy Rescue Projects
Most businesses have legacy code that "just works" until it doesn't. The challenge isn't rewriting from scratch -- it's refactoring carefully so nothing breaks along the way. JUC's finance system had critical integrations with webCRM and Planorama that couldn't go down during the migration. Twin Current specializes in exactly this kind of work: taking monolithic codebases and turning them into maintainable, modern applications without disrupting the business.
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