PHP Web Development & Linux Server Management
I build modern PHP web applications — and I run the Linux servers they live on. I'm Thurston Clark, a database application developer for 25+ years, and for the last decade I've also been the sysadmin, security team, and payment-integration developer behind IndustryDocs.
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What I do
Custom PHP web applications. Business web apps, customer portals, data-driven tools — built clean, without framework bloat you don't need. IndustryDocs' own e-commerce and secure file-delivery platform is my code, processing real customer payments.
Stripe & PayPal integration. Payment webhooks, API endpoints, checkout flows — wired correctly, with the edge cases handled: duplicate webhooks, failed payments, reconciliation.
VPS & Linux server setup and management. Vultr VPS on Debian 12 + nginx, managed through CloudPanel: TLS certificates, firewall locked down to port 443, administration over Tailscale VPN. I build servers the way I'd want mine attacked — because mine have been.
Malware cleanup & hardening. I've survived real malware attacks on my own production servers: found it, cleaned it, figured out how it got in, and hardened against repeats. If your server's compromised — or you want it hardened before it is — that's this.
This site runs on my work.
Everything you're reading right now is served from infrastructure I configured and defend: a Vultr VPS (Debian 12, nginx, CloudPanel), TLS via CloudPanel, all ports except 443 blocked at the firewall, admin access over Tailscale VPN. When I scope your project, the deployment target is a server I've already learned to defend.
How an engagement works
1. You call or email. Tell me what you're building, what's broken, or what you're afraid will break.
2. I scope it from reality — I look at what exists before quoting, so the price is grounded.
3. Fixed-price projects, or hourly for ongoing work. You decide. No retainer traps.
Let's talk about your project.
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Thurston Clark
25+ year database application developer · St. Petersburg, FL · working worldwide, remote