How I Built an AI Image Studio with 9 Tools Using PHP 8.4 — Architecture, Bugs & Lessons

I just launched 24picture — an all-in-one AI image studio with 9 specialized tools. Built with PHP 8.4, MySQL 8.4, and Nginx. In this post I'll share the architecture decisions, the nastiest bug I encountered, and what I learned shipping a real AI product. What I Built Instead of yet another "text to image" wrapper, I built a platform with 9 tools: Text to Image — 3 AI models, up to 4K resolution Image to Image — transform existing photos AI Upscale — enhance images up to 4K AI Model — virtual m