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dolfen/env-file-reader
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Scanning environment variables from an env file into php environment variables.

v0.3.1(3y ago)03.7kMITPHP >=8.0.0

Since Mar 28Compare

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###  Health Score

25

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LowBetter than 37% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity16

Limited adoption so far

Community2

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity48

Maturing project, gaining track record

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 ~44 days

Recently: every ~55 days

Total

6

Last Release

1291d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Tags

dotenvenvironment variables

###  Code Quality

Static AnalysisPHPStan

Code StylePHP CS Fixer

Type Coverage Yes

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