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PHP Server Environment
======================

[](#php-server-environment)

A PHP library for managing environment variables with strict type checking and comprehensive error handling.

Features
--------

[](#features)

- Secure environment variable management
- Strict type enforcement
- Immutable system environment variables
- Easy-to-use interface for retrieving environment variables
- Comprehensive exception handling

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

Install via Composer:

```
composer require alanvdb/server-environment
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

### Basic Usage

[](#basic-usage)

```
use AlanVdb\Server\ServerEnvironment;

// Create an environment with optional initial variables
$env = new ServerEnvironment([
    'APP_DEBUG' => 'true',
    'APP_ENV' => 'development'
]);

// Retrieve an environment variable
$debugMode = $env->get('APP_DEBUG'); // returns 'true'

// Check if a variable exists
$hasEnv = $env->has('APP_ENV'); // returns true
```

### Error Handling

[](#error-handling)

```
use AlanVdb\Server\Exception\EnvironmentVariableNotFound;
use AlanVdb\Server\Exception\CannotMutateEnvironmentVariable;

try {
    // Attempting to get a non-existent variable will throw an exception
    $value = $env->get('NON_EXISTENT_VAR');
} catch (EnvironmentVariableNotFound $e) {
    // Handle missing variable
}

try {
    // Attempting to modify a system environment variable will throw an exception
    $env = new ServerEnvironment(['PATH' => '/custom/path']);
} catch (CannotMutateEnvironmentVariable $e) {
    // Handle mutation attempt
}
```

Factory
-------

[](#factory)

```
use AlanVdb\Server\ServerEnvironmentFactory;

$factory = new ServerEnvironmentFactory();
$env = $factory->create([
    'APP_DEBUG' => 'true',
    'APP_ENV' => 'development'
]);
```

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- PHP 8.2+
- Composer

Key Design Principles
---------------------

[](#key-design-principles)

- Immutability of system environment variables
- Type safety
- Clear and descriptive exceptions
- Easy integration with existing PHP projects

License
-------

[](#license)

[MIT License](LICENSE)

###  Health Score

25

—

LowBetter than 35% of packages

Maintenance46

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity2

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity37

Early-stage or recently created project

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

414d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/35227520?v=4)[Alan Van Den Bosch](/maintainers/alanvdb)[@Alanvdb](https://github.com/Alanvdb)

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Top Contributors

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