Why small source-code handovers go wrong
Small web projects often fail during handover for boring reasons. Not because the code is impossible to understand, but because nobody wrote down the environment, the database shape, the admin flow, or the hidden services the project depends on.
I have seen projects that looked finished in a demo but could not run on a clean hosting account. The homepage worked, but uploads failed. The admin panel opened, but orders could not be created. The database imported, but one missing column broke checkout. These are not dramatic engineering problems. They are handover problems.
This checklist is written for developers, freelancers, and buyers who need to receive a PHP, Laravel, or mixed web source package and make sure it can actually be deployed.
1. Ask for the runtime contract
