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codezero/dotenv-updater
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Update key/value pairs in a .env file.

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PHP `.env` Updater
==================

[](#php-env-updater)

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#### Update key/value pairs in a `.env` file.

[](#update-keyvalue-pairs-in-a-env-file)

✅ Requirements
--------------

[](#-requirements)

- PHP >= 7.3

📦 Install
---------

[](#-install)

```
composer require codezero/dotenv-updater
```

🛠 Usage
-------

[](#-usage)

Create an instance of the `DotEnvUpdater` and pass it the path to the `.env` file:

```
$updater = new \CodeZero\DotEnvUpdater\DotEnvUpdater('/path/to/.env');
```

Add any new, or overwrite any existing key/value pairs:

```
$updater->set('MY_ENV_KEY', 'Some Value'); // Strings
$updater->set('MY_ENV_KEY', 25); // Integers
$updater->set('MY_ENV_KEY', true); // Booleans
$updater->set('MY_ENV_KEY', null); // NULL values
$updater->set('MY_ENV_KEY', ''); // Empty values
```

Retrieve the value of a key:

```
$value = $updater->get('MY_ENV_KEY');
```

🚧 Testing
---------

[](#-testing)

```
composer test
```

☕️ Credits
----------

[](#️-credits)

- [Ivan Vermeyen](https://byterider.io)
- [All contributors](../../contributors)

🔓 Security
----------

[](#-security)

If you discover any security related issues, please [e-mail me](mailto:ivan@codezero.be) instead of using the issue tracker.

📑 Changelog
-----------

[](#-changelog)

A complete list of all notable changes to this package can be found on the [releases page](https://github.com/codezero-be/dotenv-updater/releases).

📜 License
---------

[](#-license)

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

###  Health Score

39

—

LowBetter than 84% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity38

Limited adoption so far

Community18

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity67

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 92% 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 ~309 days

Recently: every ~387 days

Total

6

Last Release

827d ago

Major Versions

1.2.0 → 2.0.02024-03-28

PHP version history (3 changes)1.0.0PHP ^7.1

1.1.2PHP ^7.1|^8.0

2.0.0PHP ^7.3|^8.0

### Community

Maintainers

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