PHP/MySQL Developer — Private Platform Hosting & CDN Setup (No-KYC Infrastructure Required)

Description: I'm looking for an experienced PHP/MySQL developer to work on an existing custom-built private community platform (no framework, no CMS — vanilla PHP/MySQL backend, vanilla JavaScript frontend). Immediate priority: Production hosting setup on an existing VPS CDN integration for gated media (signed URLs with expiry, so access is properly enforced rather than relying on the page-level login alone) Domain pairing to go live IMPORTANT — Infrastructure requirement, please read before applying: This platform requires no-KYC hosting/CDN (VPS: HostBrr, evaluating BasedFlare as CDN). This is a firm, non-negotiable requirement, not a preference. A brief note on why, since the approach is unorthodox and I don't want it misread: this isn't about hiding anything illegal. It's about building infrastructure that genuinely protects privacy and freedom, in a climate where those things are increasingly under pressure. That's the actual purpose of the platform — not a workaround for something else. If you're not familiar with or comfortable working with crypto-payment, non-KYC infrastructure, please don't apply — this isn't open for debate or substitution with mainstream providers (AWS, Cloudflare, Bunny, etc.). If this reasoning already makes sense to you, that's a real bonus — it means we're starting on the same page, which matters a lot for how smoothly this working relationship will go. What I'm looking for beyond this project: Comfortable reading and extending an existing codebase rather than rewriting it, writes clean PDO/prepared-statement PHP, ships schema changes as proper migrations, and can communicate clearly with a non-developer client. The initial engagement is the hosting/CDN/domain setup itself — a defined, bounded piece of work rather than an open-ended commitment. Happy to discuss ongoing work after that's complete, if it's a good fit for both sides.