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brunty/laravel-environment
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Generate and work with .env files from the command line via an artisan command within Laravel.

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Setup and work with .env files in Laravel from the command line
===============================================================

[](#setup-and-work-with-env-files-in-laravel-from-the-command-line)

NOTE: This doesn't work with Laravel 5 since .env files were changed. This is for Laravel 4.X
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[](#note-this-doesnt-work-with-laravel-5-since-env-files-were-changed-this-is-for-laravel-4x)

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Future features
---------------

[](#future-features)

- Allow for more config types for values - currently only strings are supported, I want to add support for constants, integers, booleans etc.

This Laravel 4 package gives you a way to setup and work with your environment files within Laravel from the command line.

- `env:configure`

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

[](#installation)

Install the package through Composer. Edit your project's `composer.json` file to require `brunty/laravel-environment`.

```
"require": {
	"brunty/laravel-environment": "0.*"
}

```

Next, update Composer from the Terminal:

```
composer update

```

Once this has completed, add the service provider to your service providers array in `app/config/app.php`

```
'Brunty\LaravelEnvironment\LaravelEnvironmentServiceProvider'

```

You should then be able to see the command within artisan

```
php artisan

```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

- `php artisan env:configure`

Use the above command to setup and/or configure an environment file, it works with the optional `--env` flag to specify what environment the file should be for.

When using this command, it'll prompt you for the variable name first, then the value.

If you want to specify a multi-dimensional array of items, you can use dot notation:

```
db.host

```

With a value of `foo`

Would be put into the .env file under:

```
[
    'db'    =>  [
        'host'  =>  'foo'
    ]
]

```

The names you enter for your env variables will autocomplete with existing values you have in the file.

To finish setup, just hit enter without giving a name when the command prompts you for a name.

It'll then give you a table showing the values that will be written to the file and prompt you to confirm that you want to write these values.

Access environment variables
----------------------------

[](#access-environment-variables)

Previously, you *may* have accessed your environment variables with the `$_ENV` superglobal like so:

```
'key'   =>  $_ENV['ENV_VAR'],

```

This can cause undefined index errors if you don't have a file for your environment already setup (this package can create a file from blank if required) when using this way of accessing environment variables.

I would recommend that you reference your environment variables using:

```
'key'   =>  getenv('varname'),

```

Which will simply return false if the environment variable doesn't exist (any 'multi-dimensional' items can be access with dot notation in the same way you entered them)

Notes:
------

[](#notes)

- Using this command, you can over-write previous values, to do this, just give the same name as the existing value, and it'll over-write the old values as it merges the user input with any existing values.
- If using multi-dimensional arrays, you cannot specify both a value for an item, and have an array in that same item.
- This command assumes you're running it under a user who has permission to write files if needed (as well as create the file if it doesn't already exist)

### Example of an early version working

[](#example-of-an-early-version-working)

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###  Health Score

25

—

LowBetter than 37% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity12

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity52

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

6

Last Release

4320d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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###  Code Quality

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