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dotenvx/phpdotenvx
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\[dotenvx.com\] a better dotenv–from the creator of `dotenv`

v0.0.1(1y ago)012BSD-3-ClausePHPPHP ^7.1.3 || ^8.0

Since Oct 18Pushed 1y ago2 watchersCompare

[ Source](https://github.com/dotenvx/phpdotenvx)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/dotenvx/phpdotenvx)[ RSS](/packages/dotenvx-phpdotenvx/feed)WikiDiscussions main Synced 1mo ago

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Important

Warning: work in progress. until complete, please use [github.com/dotenvx/dotenvx](https://github.com/dotenvx/dotenvx) directly.

see [php examples](https://dotenvx.com/docs/languages/php)

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[![dotenvx](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/8d0f016d1225723af881708f66814e393955f264ee3be340e4b1820ec44040d0/68747470733a2f2f646f74656e76782e636f6d2f6265747465722d62616e6e65722e706e67)](https://dotenvx.com)

*a better dotenv*–from the creator of [`dotenv`](https://github.com/motdotla/dotenv).

- run anywhere (cross-platform)
- multi-environment
- encrypted envs

### Quickstart [![PHP version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/bcf4389a9985ad8ade1d4ac037afdfcadab9692cff12916e792819650261c1d8/68747470733a2f2f62616467652e667572792e696f2f70682f646f74656e7678253246706870646f74656e76782e737667)](https://badge.fury.io/ph/dotenvx%2Fphpdotenvx)

[](#quickstart-)

Install and use it in code just like `phpdotenv`.

```
composer require dotenvx/phpdotenvx
```

```
require 'vendor/autoload.php';

$dotenvx = Dotenvx\Dotenvx::createImmutable([__DIR__]);
$dotenvx->safeLoad();
```

###  Health Score

23

—

LowBetter than 27% of packages

Maintenance39

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity5

Limited adoption so far

Community8

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity34

Early-stage or recently created project

 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

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

576d ago

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/50d3ae43a2cd5ed130f7074523ebed9135b598e4e40701e2aebd12aaca6e3c7f?d=identicon)[dotenv](/maintainers/dotenv)

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Top Contributors

[![motdotla](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3848?v=4)](https://github.com/motdotla "motdotla (3 commits)")

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Tags

dotenvxenvironmentenvdotenvconfigurationsenvironment variablesdotenv-vaultdotenvx

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

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