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bgaze/php-dotenv
================

A simple and standalone PHP parser for DotEnv files

v1.1.0(6y ago)146MITPHPPHP ^5.3.3 || ^7.0

Since Sep 25Pushed 6y ago1 watchersCompare

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php-dotenv
==========

[](#php-dotenv)

A simple and standalone DotEnv parser for PHP 5.6+ wich sticks to a unique goal : parse a Dotenv string/file and restitute it as an array of variables.

Documentation
-------------

[](#documentation)

Full documentation is available at

Quick start
-----------

[](#quick-start)

Simply install the library using composer:

```
composer require bgaze/php-dotenv

```

Use the `Helpers` class to parse DotenEnv file or string:

```
use \Bgaze\Dotenv\Helpers as DotEnv;

try {
    var_dump(DotEnv::fromString('a dotenv string', [ /* some default values */ ]));
    var_dump(DotEnv::fromFile('path/to/dotenv/file', [ /* some default values */ ]));
} catch (\Exception $e) {
    echo "{$e}";
}
```

###  Health Score

26

—

LowBetter than 41% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity9

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity56

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 ~1 days

Total

3

Last Release

2470d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/4f4a5f965ee3485d7f2c78450a371d363027a7f10935d6559869874a584d5402?d=identicon)[bgaze](/maintainers/bgaze)

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Top Contributors

[![bgaze](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/985214?v=4)](https://github.com/bgaze "bgaze (7 commits)")

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Tags

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