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alireaza/dot-env
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This is DotEnv package.

1.3.0(4y ago)0423MITPHPPHP ^8.0.0

Since Dec 22Pushed 4y ago1 watchersCompare

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Dot Env
=======

[](#dot-env)

Install
-------

[](#install)

Via Composer

```
$ composer require alireaza/dot-env
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
use AliReaza\DotEnv\DotEnv;

$env = new DotEnv('.env');
$env->toArray(); // Array of variables defined in .env
```

License
-------

[](#license)

The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](LICENSE) for more information.

###  Health Score

27

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LowBetter than 49% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity9

Limited adoption so far

Community12

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity58

Maturing project, gaining track record

 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

Every ~24 days

Total

4

Last Release

1527d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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Tags

composerdot-envdotenvenvenvironmentphpenvironmentenvalireaza

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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